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報酬 (ほうしゅう): remuneration, recompense, reward — Japanese vocabulary

報酬 is read ほうしゅう and means "remuneration, recompense, reward". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

報酬

Reading
ほうしゅう · houshuu
Translation
remuneration, recompense, reward
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ほうしゅうが

Example

報酬を受け取るのを彼のプライドが許さなかった。

ほうしゅうをうけとるのをかれのプライドがゆるさなかった。

He was too proud to accept any reward.

Kanji in this word

  • 報 — report, reward
  • 酬 — Repay, Reward, Retribution

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