JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 賠: "compensation, indemnify"
The kanji 賠 means "compensation, indemnify". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read バイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | compensation, indemnify |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1243 of 2,501 |
Common words with 賠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 賠償compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
- 賠償金indemnities; reparations
- 損害賠償restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
- 賠償責任compensation liability; indemnity liability; obligation to pay reparations
- 国家賠償state indemnity; state compensation · national reparations
- 自賠責保険mandatory vehicle liability insurance
- 賠責liability insurance
- 賠償責任保険liability insurance
- 自動車損害賠償責任保険mandatory vehicle liability insurance
- 損害賠償訴訟damages suit
- 戦争賠償金war reparations
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