# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 償う | つぐなう (tsugunau) | to make up for; to compensate for |
| 償い | つぐない (tsugunai) | recompense; indemnity |

## Don't confuse it with

[賞](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/prize/) · [賠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indemnify/) · [鎖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chain/)

## More in the “Money & trade 1” set

[株](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stocks/) · [益](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/benefit/) · [債](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/debt/) · [償](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/make-amends/) · [需](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/demand/) · [購](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/purchase/) · [貢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tribute/)

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