しょ

noun

  1. compensation, reparation, indemnification.
  2. price (of achieving a goal), cost.
  3. paying compensation on someone's behalf.
  4. Biology term.compensation.
  5. Messages.psych.compensation, substitution.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
代償 だいしょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

substitute, change, convert
ダイ か.わる よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
reparation, make up for, recompense
ショウ つぐな.う (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
prize, reward, praise
ショウ ほ.める (4th, N2)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ なお たか (9th, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)