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損失補填 (そんしつほてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

損そん失しつ補ほ填てん

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Meanings

1

compensation for a loss; indemnification

Formal term used in business, finance, and legal contexts for making up a financial loss.

会かい社しゃは投とう資し家かに対たいして損そん失しつ補ほ填てんを行おこなった

。

The company compensated investors for their losses.

損そん失しつ補ほ填てんのための保ほ険けんに加か入にゅうする。

Take out insurance to cover loss compensation.

Kanji

損damage, loss, disadvantage
失lose, error, fault
補supplement, supply, make good
填fill in

Related words

補ほ償しょう
補償 is a broader term for compensation or reparation, while 損失補填 specifically refers to making up for a financial loss.
賠ばい償しょう
賠償 implies legal liability and damages, whereas 損失補填 is a neutral term for covering a loss without necessarily implying fault.

Built from

損そん失しつ+補ほ填てん

Etymology

Compound of 損失 (loss) + 補填 (compensation, filling up). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.