補償 (Hoshou) is a Japanese noun meaning “compensation, reparation”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcompensation; reparation
Examples
彼はお金でその事故の補償をした。
He compensated me for the accident with money.
保険会社は彼女の損失を補償するだろう。
The insurance company will compensate her for the loss.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).