補ほ償しょう

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補償する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to making up for a loss, damage, or injury, often in a legal, financial, or formal context. Used both as a noun and with する.

〈事こと〉を補ほ償しょうするto compensate for something (damage, loss, injury)
保ほ険けん会がい社しゃが事じ故この損そん害がいを補ほ償しょうした。
The insurance company compensated for the damage from the accident.
〈人ひと〉に補ほ償しょう金きんを支し払はらうto pay compensation money to someone
会かい社しゃは被ひ害がい者しゃに補ほ償しょう金きんを支し払はらった。
The company paid compensation money to the victim.
〈事こと〉が保ほ険けんで補ほ償しょうされるfor something to be covered/compensated by insurance
この損そん害がいは保ほ険けんで補ほ償しょうされる。
This damage is covered by insurance.

賠ばい償しょうN1
賠償 specifically means indemnity or reparations for damages, often in legal or wartime contexts, while 補償 is broader and covers making up for any kind of loss or deficiency.
代だい償しょうN1
補償 usually refers to concrete or institutional compensation, like insurance payouts, while 代償 is broader and often figurative, describing an abstract cost or sacrifice.
弁べん償しょうN1
補償 refers to systematic compensation, often through insurance, whereas 弁償 implies the responsible party directly paying or replacing what was damaged.
償つぐない
補償 emphasizes making up for a financial loss or deficiency, whereas 償い carries a stronger sense of atoning for a wrongdoing.
損そん害がい賠ばい償しょう
補償 covers compensation for loss or inconvenience in a broad, sometimes non-legal sense, while 損害賠償 is strictly the legal claim for damages.

保ほ証しょうN3
補償 and 保障 are pronounced identically (ほしょう) but 補償 means compensating for a loss that already occurred, while 保障 means guaranteeing or securing something (e.g. rights, safety) going forward.
補ほ助じょN1
補償 (ほしょう) means compensation for a loss, while 補助 (ほじょ) means supplementary help or subsidy—easy to mix up because of the shared 補 and similar sound.
補おぎなうN2
補償する is a narrower legal/financial term meaning to pay compensation for damage or loss, while 補う is a general verb for making up any kind of shortfall.
補ほ足そくN1
補償 means to compensate for a loss or damage, while 補足 means to add supplementary information; the two share the kanji 補 but differ completely in meaning.

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補 (supplement, make up for) + 償 (compensate, reimburse). The compound straightforwardly means to make up for a loss or damage.