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Illustration of 弁償

弁償べんしょう

べんしょう benshou Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

損害や損失に対して、金銭などを支払って埋め合わせること。 next word; compensation; reparation; indemnity; reimbursement

Example 1

彼女かのじょに弁償べんしょうさせたら？

Let her replace it.

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Example 2

弁償べんしょう代だいきっちり耳みみそろえて払はらわんかい。

Aren't you paying for the damages in full?

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Kanji breakdown

償

N1

reparation; make up for; recompense; redeem

On reading
ショウ
Kun reading
つぐな.う
Radical
人

弁

N1

valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish; conical cap

On reading
ベン、ヘン
Kun reading
かんむり、わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら、あらそ.う
Radical
廾
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代弁

N1

だいべん

pay by proxy; act for another; speak for another

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勘弁

N1

かんべん

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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弁解

N1

べんかい

explanation; justification; defence; excuse

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弁論

N1

べんろん

discussion; debate; argument

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弁護

N1

べんご

defense; pleading; advocacy