Japanese

edit
Kanji in this term
べん
Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
辨償 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

(べん)(しょう) (benshōべんしやう (bensyau)?

  1. compensation; reparation
    被害(ひがい)弁償(べんしょう)
    higai benshō
    compensation for damage

Verb

edit

(べん)(しょう)する (benshō suruべんしやう (bensyau)?suru (stem (べん)(しょう) (benshō shi), past (べん)(しょう)した (benshō shita))

  1. to compensate; to pay reparations
    ()(まど)ガラス弁償(べんしょう)する
    watta mado-garasu o benshō suru
    to pay damages for a broken window

Conjugation

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN