Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1515 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: repay, reward, retribution

Kunyomi: むく.いる

Onyomi: シュウ シュ トウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: wine, alcohol

Examples

Onyomi Examples

無報 ムホウシュウ unpaid, without pay, gratuitous, voluntary

成功報 セイコウホウシュウ fee contingent upon success, contingency fee, completion bonus

Kunyomi Examples

報いる むくいる to reward, to recompense, to repay, to retaliate, to get revenge