償う
つぐなう、つぐのう
tsugunau
JMdict entry #1346020
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼はどうやって損失を償うのだろうか。
kare ha dou yaxtsu te sonshitsu wo tsugunau no darou ka 。
How will he make good the loss?
失われた幸福は金では償えない。
ushinawa re ta koufuku ha kane de ha tsugunae nai 。
Money cannot pay for the loss of happiness.
金で命は償えない。
kane de inochi ha tsugunae nai 。
Money cannot compensate for life.
なにも彼の過去のミスを償うことはできないでしょう。
nani mo kare no kako no misu wo tsugunau koto ha deki nai deshou 。
Nothing will make up for his past mistakes.
だれがその損害を償うのですか。
dare ga sono songai wo tsugunau no desu ka 。
Who will compensate for the loss?
その損害は保険金で償われた。
sono songai ha hoken kin de tsugunawa re ta 。
The damage was covered by insurance.