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RTK / HeisigFrame #515

compensation

Lv 52

Strokes: 15

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Radical Components

Meanings

compensation RTKCompensate

Community Mnemonic

954 votes

Compensation is money you give to someone to shut them up (i.e. muzzle their mouth).

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

ばい

Kun'yomi

None