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Kanji Detail for 賠 - "compensate, indemnify"
賠
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Meaning
賠 means "compensate, indemnify." Also associated with reimburse.
Compensate - To make up for loss or damage.
Indemnify - To secure against damage or loss.
Reimburse - To pay back; to repay.
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Words using 賠
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賠償
ばいしょう
compensation; reparations; indemnity
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賠償金
ばいしょうきん
indemnities; reparations
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損害賠償
そんがいばいしょう
restitution; damages; indemnity
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賠償
ばいしょう
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Tattoo check: 賠
- Verified meaning: compensate, indemnify
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: reimburse
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.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
compensation; indemnify
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
indemnify, suffer loss
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to compensate, to pay damages, to suffer a loss
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To compensate. Such as saying 賠償損失 (compensate for losses). When there is a deficiency and one diminishes oneself to make up for it, it is called 賠墊 (advance payment), 賠累 (suffer losses). When merchants lose money, it is called 賠本 (lose capital).
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Sentences including 賠
The compensation is going to be a heck of a lot of money.
I claimed damages against him.
They demanded damages from the driver.
We went to court when they refused to pay for the damage.
He received a large sum of money in compensation for his injury.
Mr Smith sued them for damages.
They sued the government for damages.
She sued him for damages.
The court ordered me to pay a hundred thousand dollars in damages.
More kanji with the radical 貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)
- 貝 shell
- 貞 chaste, loyal, righteous
- 負 to owe, to carry
- 財 wealth, property
- 貢 tribute, contribute, offer
- 貧 poor, poverty
- 貨 goods, currency, treasure
- 販 to sell
- 貪 to covet, greed
- 貫 to pierce
- 責 responsibility, to blame
- 貯 to store, to save
- 貰 receive
- 貴 precious, noble, respect
- 買 to buy
- 貸 to lend, loan, to rent
- 費 cost, spend, consume
- 貼 to paste, counter for medicine packets
- 貿 to trade
- 賀 to congratulate, to celebrate
- 賂 to bribe
- 賃 wages, rent, fare
- 賄 provide meals, bribe
- 資 resources, capital, nature
- 賊 thief, rebel, bandit
- 賑 lively, prosperous