罪滅ぼし

つみほろぼし

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

noun

freq #47

Example sentences

サラリーマンが罪（つみ）ほろぼしに僻地（へきち）でひっそりと暮（く）らしはじめた。

The salaryman went to live quietly in a remote area in order to atone for his sins.