償 Kanji – reparation
The Japanese kanji 償 can mean reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem.
Meaning and Readings
How is 償 read?
償 has the onyomi reading ショウ and the kunyomi reading つぐなう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shou, tsugunau.
Common Japanese Words Using 償
These common Japanese words contain 償. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 減価償却（げんかしょうきゃく） — depreciation
- 償い（つぐない） — recompense, indemnity, atonement
- 償う（つぐなう） — to make up for, to compensate for, to indemnify, to recompense, to redeem (e.g. a fault), to atone for
- 償還（しょうかん） — repayment, redemption, amortization, amortisation
- 償却（しょうきゃく） — repayment, redemption
- 損害賠償（そんがいばいしょう） — restitution, damages, indemnity, compensation
- 代償（だいしょう） — compensation, reparation, indemnification
- 賠償（ばいしょう） — compensation, reparations, indemnity, damages
- 賠償金（ばいしょうきん） — indemnities, reparations
- 弁償（べんしょう） — compensation, indemnification, reparation, restitution, recompense