補償

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See also: 补偿

Chinese

to repair; to patch; to mend
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
 
 to compensate; pay back; to recompense
trad. (補償) 補 償
simp. (补偿) 补 偿

Pronunciation

Verb

補償

  1. to compensate; to recompense; to make up for
    拆遷補償／拆迁补偿  ―  chāiqiān bǔcháng  ―  demolition and resettlement compensation
  2. to reciprocate; to repay; to pay back

Synonyms

  • (to compensate):
  • (to reciprocate):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
補 償
ほ
Grade: 6 		しょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

補(ほ)償(しょう) • (hoshō) 

  1. compensation

Verb

補(ほ)償(しょう)する • (hoshō suru) suru (stem 補(ほ)償(しょう)し (hoshō shi), past 補(ほ)償(しょう)した (hoshō shita))

  1. compensate
    被害(ひがい)を補償(ほしょう)するよう要請(ようせい)した。
    Higai o hoshō suru yō yōsei shita.
    They demanded to be compensated for the damage.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "補償する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 補償し ほしょうし hoshō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 補償し ほしょうし hoshō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 補償する ほしょうする hoshō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 補償する ほしょうする hoshō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 補償すれ ほしょうすれ hoshō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 補償せよ¹
補償しろ² 		ほしょうせよ¹
ほしょうしろ² 		hoshō seyo¹
hoshō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 補償される ほしょうされる hoshō sareru
Causative 補償させる
補償さす 		ほしょうさせる
ほしょうさす 		hoshō saseru
hoshō sasu
Potential 補償できる ほしょうできる hoshō dekiru
Volitional 補償しよう ほしょうしよう hoshō shiyō
Negative 補償しない ほしょうしない hoshō shinai
Negative continuative 補償せず ほしょうせず hoshō sezu
Formal 補償します ほしょうします hoshō shimasu
Perfective 補償した ほしょうした hoshō shita
Conjunctive 補償して ほしょうして hoshō shite
Hypothetical conditional 補償すれば ほしょうすれば hoshō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
補償

Noun

補償 • (bosang) (hangeul 보상)

  1. hanja form? of 보상 (“compensation”)
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