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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

854 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem

Kunyomi: つぐな.う

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition: 亻 賞

償

Radical

Radical: 人

Meaning: man, human

Reading: ひと

Frequency: 794

Alternative forms:

亻(alt radical position hen)𠆢(alt radical position kanmuri)

人

Examples

Onyomi Examples

償却 (ショウキャク) repayment, redemption, depreciation, amortization, amortisation

償還 (ショウカン) repayment, redemption, amortization, amortisation

無償 (ムショウ) without compensation, without reward, without pay, free (of charge)

有償 (ユウショウ) (involving) payment, (involving) compensation, paying a fee

Kunyomi Examples

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

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