償金|しょうきんshoukin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounreparation; redemption

• Synonym賠償ばいしょうWrittenWritten register. Emphasizes liability to compensate for damage one has caused, as in 「損害賠償」; more common than 「償金」.
• Synonym弁償べんしょうNeutralNeutral register. Paying money or goods for something of another's that you broke, as in 「壊した皿を弁償する」; leans everyday.
• Synonym弁償金べんしょうきんWrittenWritten register. Money the offender pays the victim; close in meaning to 「償金」. In daily speech, 「弁償する」 is more common.
• Synonym補償金ほしょうきんWrittenWritten register. Money paid to make up for a loss, where no one need be at fault; on this point it differs from 「償金」.
• Related代償だいしょうWrittenWritten register. The price paid—a sacrifice—to achieve a goal; also compensation paid on another's behalf. More abstract than 「償金」.
• Related報償ほうしょうWrittenWritten register. Making up for damage, but also retribution; more archaic in flavor than 「償金」.
• Related填補てんぽFormalFormal register. Covering a deficit or loss; leans toward legal and insurance usage.
• Related報償金ほうしょうきんWrittenWritten register. Money given as a reward for work or deeds; unlike 「償金」, it is not compensation for damage.

Use 「償金」 for money paid to compensate damage—written, often in historical contexts like war reparations. In legal contexts say 「賠償金」; for paying for something you broke, 「弁償」; for making up a loss without fault, 「補償金」.

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1. 損害そんがいを償つぐなうための金銭きんせん。