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Compensation Money 賠 バイ Indemnify 賠償(ばいしょう Reparations Indemnity

Kanji
Onyomi バイ
English compensation, indemnify
Examples 賠償(ばいしょう): reparations; indemnity; compensation
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1243
Components 貝: shellfish
立: stand up; rise; set up; erect
口: mouth
Number of Strokes 15
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 154
Radical Strokes 7
Radical Reading かい・かいへん・こがい
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword compensation
Koohii Story 1 Compensation is money you give to someone to shut them up (i.e. muzzle their mouth).
Koohii Story 2 Compensation is a kind of euphemism for hush money here. Money that muzzles.

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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