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“To be deserving of” in Japanese

Short answer
相当 soutou そーとー

To be deserving of in Japanese is “相当” (soutou). Full meaning: corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.), being equivalent to; appropriate, suitable, befitting, proportionate; to be proportionate to, to be in keeping with, to be deserving of, to be worthy of.

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