Illustration: Outside a neighbor’s house, a child kneels beside a broken flowerpot with a football resting among the scattered soil. The child has brought a new pot and is carefully helping the neighbor transfer the unharmed plant into it.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

償つぐなう

tsugunau

to make up for, to atone for

Example sentences

  1. だれがその損害そんがいを償つぐなうのですか。

    Who will compensate for the loss?

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  2. その損害そんがいは保険金ほけんきんで償つぐなわれた。

    The damage was covered by insurance.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. あなたの車くるまに与あたえた損害そんがいは私わたしが償つぐないます。

    I will make up for the damage I did to your car.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 償

  • 償reparation; make up forOnショウKunつぐなう

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