償
償 — Reparation
reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiつぐなう (tsugunau)
Stroke order (17 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 償
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賠償 | ばいしょう baishou | compensation; reparations; indemnity |
| 補償 | ほしょう hoshou | compensation; reparation |
| 無償 | むしょう mushou | without compensation; without reward; without pay |
| 償還 | しょうかん shoukan | repayment; redemption; amortization |
| 償却 | しょうきゃく shoukyaku | repayment; redemption; depreciation |
| 償い | つぐない tsugunai | recompense; indemnity; atonement |
Study notes
償 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #854 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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