Vocabulary

What does 弁償 (べんしょう, benshou) mean?

弁償 (べんしょう, benshou) means compensation, reimbursement.

Quick facts
Readingべんしょう
Romajibenshou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
べんしょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbenshou

compensation, reimbursement

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive compensation; indemnification; reparation

Example sentences

  • The company compensated me for the damages.

  • Whatever you break, you must pay compensation for.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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