賠償

ばいしょう

reparations, indemnity, compensation

What does 賠償 mean?

賠償 is a Japanese noun meaning reparations, indemnity, compensation in English. It is written as 賠償 in kanji, ばいしょう in hiragana, and baishou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は怪我の賠償として多額の金を受け取った。

He received a large sum of money in compensation for his injury.