Memory phrase for the character: 償

償

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Meaning

compensate, redeem

Pronunciation

SHŌ
tsugunau

Explanation

 Left: person 人, right: prize/reward 賞 (The crown is given to the member 員 as reward.)

Mnemonic
 
The person gets a reward as compensation.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
Crown
員 Member
貝 moneyShows a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八, which were used as money.




 Vocabulary

弁償 べんしょう  next word, compensation, reparation, indemnity, reimbursement
補償 ほしょう  compensation, reparation
賠償 ばいしょう  reparations, indemnity, compensation

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