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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

報ほう酬しゅう

houshuu

payment, reward

Example sentences

  1. その弁護士べんごしへの報酬ほうしゅうはとても高たかかった。

    The lawyer’s fee was very high.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは労働ろうどうの報酬ほうしゅうをもらわなかった。

    He wasn’t given any reward for his service.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれは報酬ほうしゅうとして金きんの時計とけいをもらった。

    He was given a gold watch as a reward.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 報酬

  • 報report; newsOnホウKunむくいる
  • 酬repay; rewardOnシュウ・シュ・トウKunむくいる

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