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Kanji Detail for 償 - "to compensate, to atone"

償

  • Meaning

    償 means "to compensate, to atone." Also associated with to repay.

    1. Compensate - To make up for.

    2. Repay - To pay back.

    3. Atone - To make amends.

  • Words using 償

    • 補償 ほしょう Listen compensation; reparation
    • 賠償 ばいしょう Listen compensation; reparations; indemnity
    • 無償 むしょう Listen without compensation; without reward; without pay
    • 償還 しょうかん Listen repayment; redemption; amortization
    • 償却 しょうきゃく Listen repayment; redemption; depreciation
    • 償い つぐない Listen recompense; indemnity; atonement
    • 代償 だいしょう Listen compensation; reparation; indemnification
    • 賠償金 ばいしょうきん Listen indemnities; reparations

  • Tattoo check: 償

    • Verified meaning: to compensate, to atone
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to repay

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    reparation; make up for; recompense; redeem

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    repay, recompense; restitution

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to repay, to recompense; restitution

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To return what is owed. Such as 償還 (repay). | To requite. Such as 償願, meaning to requite as wished. Also the meaning of offsetting. Such as 得不償失, meaning the gain doesn't offset the loss.

  • Onyomi

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    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsuguna.u(つぐな-う) つぐな-う

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

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    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to compensate to repay to atone compensation reconciliation reparation indemnity amends indemnification payment recompense redress reimburse remuneration restitution satisfaction

Sentences including 償

  • He made amends for his mistakes.

  • Let her replace it.

  • I will make up for it next time.

  • I promise you every possible compensation.

  • I'd like to replace it.

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