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賠

JLPT N1 · 15 strokes

The kanji 賠 — “compensation”

賠 means compensation and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 15 strokes and uses the Shell / money radical (貝).

Stroke order · 15 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): バイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 貝 · Shell / money
Strokes: 15

How to remember 賠

Money (貝) covering damage — compensation. 賠償 appears in 損害賠償; a pair of kanji common in legal news.

Example words with 賠

On'yomi readings

賠償ばいしょうcompensation, damages

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