補償
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 補償
1
compensation; reparation
Examples
政府は損害を補償しなければならなかった。
The government had to make up for the loss.
Kanji in this Word
補
12 strokes
Frequency: 332
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
supplement
supply
make good
offset
compensate
assistant
learner
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おぎな.う
償
17 strokes
Frequency: 854
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
reparation
make up for
recompense
redeem
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つぐな.う
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