Moji Ninja

償 — make amends; repay

償 means “make amends; repay”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). Kun'yomi: つぐな(う) (tsugunau). You'll see it in words such as 償う (tsugunau, “to make up for; to compensate for”).

償
Stroke order of 償
Meaning
make amends; repay
On'yomi
ショウ (shou)
Kun'yomi
つぐな(う) (tsugunau)
Strokes
17
Level
JLPT N1 · set Money & trade 1

How to remember 償

Sounds like 賞: both read ショウ.

Parts: 亻 person · 賞 prize

Words with 償

WordReadingMeaning
償うつぐなう tsugunau kunto make up for; to compensate for
償いつぐない tsugunai kunrecompense; indemnity

Don't confuse it with

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