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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

代だい償しょう

daishou

price, cost

Example sentences

  1. その勝利しょうりの代償だいしょうは大おおきかった。

    The victory was dearly won.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 税金ぜいきんは文明社会ぶんめいしゃかいの代償だいしょうである。

    Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 高たかい代償だいしょうを払はらった。

    We paid a high price for it.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 代償

  • 代substitute; changeOnダイ・タイKunかわる・かわる・かわり
  • 償reparation; make up forOnショウKunつぐなう

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