What does 補償 mean?
補償 is a Japanese noun meaning “compensation, reparation” in English. It is written as 補償 in kanji, ほしょう in hiragana, and hoshou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
政府は損害を補償しなければならなかった。
The government had to make up for the loss.