とう
当
ぜん
然
　
の
むく
報
　
い

expression, noun

  1. one's just deserts, one's just desserts, one's just reward, what one deserves, comeuppance.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とう
当
ぜん
然
　
の
むく
報
　
い
 当然の報い とうぜんのむくい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hit, right, appropriate
トウ　あ.たる　まさ.に (2nd, N3)
snout, hand
sort of thing, so, if so
ゼン　しか　ネン (4th, N3)
dog meat
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
report, news, reward
ホウ　むく.いる (5th, N3)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ　コウ　さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
clothing(服) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)