Japanese symbol for “damages”
賠償
ばいしょう
Romaji: baishou
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
In Japanese, damages is 賠償, read ばいしょう (baishou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “damages”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 損害賠償 | そんがいばいしょう songaibaishou | restitution; damages; indemnity |
| 慰謝料 | いしゃりょう isharyou | consolation money; solatium; reparation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自賠責 | じばいせき jibaiseki | mandatory vehicle liability insurance |
| 賠償金 | ばいしょうきん baishoukin | indemnities; reparations |
| 損害賠償 | そんがいばいしょう songaibaishou | restitution; damages; indemnity |
| 賠責 | ばいせき baiseki | liability insurance |
| 役務賠償 | えきむばいしょう ekimubaishou | reparation in the form of service |
| 補償 | ほしょう hoshou | compensation; reparation |
| 代償 | だいしょう daishou | compensation; reparation; indemnification |
| 無償 | むしょう mushou | without compensation; without reward; without pay |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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