How to say "reparations" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 賠償ばいしょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers reparations in the broad sense of compensation for damage or loss, whether between states or by an individual; it centres on the act or principle of making redress rather than on the amount.
- 賠償金ばいしょうきんnounThe money itself: reparations or indemnities as a sum actually paid. Typical context is a country paying reparations after a war, or an indemnity being fixed or paid out.
Use 賠償 for reparations as the general act or concept of compensating for damage or loss, and 賠償金 when you mean the money or payments themselves.
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