| Kanji | 償 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ショウ |
| Kunyomi | つぐな.う |
| English | reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem |
| Examples | 賠償(ばいしょう): reparations; indemnity; compensation 補償(ほしょう): compensation; reparation 弁償(べんしょう): reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 854 |
| Components | 人: person 賞: prize; reward; praise |
| Number of Strokes | 17 |
| Kanji Radical | 人 |
| Radical Number | 9 |
| Radical Strokes | 2 |
| Radical Reading | ひと・にんべん・ひとやね |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | reparation |
| Koohii Story 1 | Mr. T says, "This ain´t no prize, foo! This is reparations for slavery!". |
| Koohii Story 2 | NOTE: do not confuse with compensation (#476)賠. However, 賠 is always used in conjunction 賠償... But 償 is used in various other compounds. Mr. T sold all his jewelry to give as reparations to slave families. The governent tried to honor his charity by giving him a prize, but it was a shitty outhouse filled with clams. |
| RTK Index | 985 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_human.activities_money.commerce
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