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酬

JLPT N1 · 13 strokes

The kanji 酬 — “reward, recompense”

酬 means reward, recompense and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 13 strokes and uses the wine jar radical (酉).

Stroke order · 13 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): シュウ、シュ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): むく(いる)
Radical: 酉 · wine jar
Strokes: 13

How to remember 酬

Returning the jar (酉) — exchange. 報酬 — compensation/reward; the kanji of freelance contracts!

Example words with 酬

On'yomi readings

報酬ほうしゅうreward, compensation

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