Kanji 償: reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem

Key takeaways

Kanji 償: reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

償

Meaning

reparationmake up forrecompenseredeem

On reading

ショウ

Kun reading

つぐな.う

Radical

人

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 償

reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem

Kanji structure breakdown

償

Structure breakdown

亻 + 賞

Mnemonic story

A person (亻) gives something of value, like a prize or award (賞), to make up for a loss they caused. This represents the act of providing compensation or making reparations.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ショウ

賠償ばいしょう
compensation / damages / indemnity
弁償べんしょう
compensation / reimbursement
補償ほしょう
compensation / reparation

Commonly used words

賠償
ばいしょう
compensation / damages / indemnity
弁償
べんしょう
compensation / reimbursement
補償
ほしょう
compensation / reparation

Example sentences

Example 1

事故の賠償を請求された。

Translation

I was asked to pay compensation for the accident.

Example 2

火事の賠償金が必要です。

Translation

Compensation money is needed for the fire damage.

Example 3

壊した物の弁償をしてください。

Translation

Please pay for the broken item.

Example 4

会社が事故の弁償をすることになった。

Translation

The company decided to compensate for the accident.

Kanji 償: reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

賠償 (ばいしょう): meaning and examples

弁償 (べんしょう): meaning and examples

補償 (ほしょう): meaning and examples