弁べん済さい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

弁済する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	弁べん済さいする	弁べん済さいしない
Polite	弁べん済さいします	弁べん済さいしません
Past polite	弁べん済さいしました	弁べん済さいしませんでした
Past	弁べん済さいした	弁べん済さいしなかった
Te-form	弁べん済さいして	弁べん済さいしないで
Desire	弁べん済さいしたい	弁べん済さいしたくない
Potential	弁べん済さいできる	弁べん済さいできない
Passive	弁べん済さいされる	弁べん済さいされない
Causative	弁べん済さいさせる	弁べん済さいさせない
Causative passive	弁べん済さいさせられる	弁べん済さいさせられない
Volitional	弁べん済さいしよう
Polite volitional	弁べん済さいしましょう
Imperative	弁べん済さいしろ	弁べん済さいするな
Conditional	弁べん済さいすれば	弁べん済さいしなければ
Tara conditional	弁べん済さいしたら	弁べん済さいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

repayment; settlement; reimbursement

Formal term for discharging a financial obligation, such as repaying a loan, settling a debt, or reimbursing expenses. Often used in legal and business contexts.

借しゃっ金きんを弁べん済さいするために、車くるまを売うった。
I sold my car to repay the debt.
会かい社しゃは出しゅっ張ちょう費ひを弁べん済さいしてくれた。
The company reimbursed my travel expenses.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に〈物もの〉を弁べん済さいするto repay/reimburse someone for something
会かい社しゃは損そん害がいを被ひ害がい者しゃに弁べん済さいした。
The company reimbursed the victim for the damages.
債さい務むを弁べん済さいするto discharge a debt/obligation
彼かれは借しゃっ金きんの債さい務むを全すべて弁べん済さいした。
He paid off all his debt obligations.
弁べん済さい期き限げんrepayment deadline
契けい約やく書しょには弁べん済さい期き限げんが明めい記きされている。
The repayment deadline is clearly stated in the contract.
弁べん済さい義ぎ務むobligation to repay
保ほ証しょう人にんは弁べん済さい義ぎ務むを負おう。
The guarantor bears the obligation to repay.

Kanji

弁valve, petal, braid
済settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish
辨discrimination, dispose of, distinguish

Related words

返へん済さいN2
返済 is the everyday word for paying back a loan or debt, while 弁済 is a more formal legal term that also covers reimbursing expenses.
支し払はらいN3
支払い is the general term for making any payment, whereas 弁済 specifically means discharging an obligation like a debt or claim.
償しょう還かん
償還 is used for repaying bonds or public debts, while 弁済 is the broader legal term for settling any debt or obligation.
代だい弁べんN1
弁済 is the clear, common modern term for repaying a debt, while 代弁's payment-related sense is rare and old-fashioned by comparison.

Don't confuse with

弁べん償しょうN1
弁済 means repaying a debt or loan, while 弁償 means compensating someone for damage or loss you caused; the two share the kanji 弁 but apply to different situations.

Word family

代だい位い弁べん済さい
subrogation; payment in subrogation
代だい物ぶつ弁べん済さい
payment in substitutes; accord and satisfaction; substitute performance

Written forms

弁べん済さいUsage100%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
辨べん済さい
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji form using 辨; not used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Compound of 弁 (settle, manage) and 済 (finish, settle). The combination conveys the idea of settling an obligation completely.