慰謝料

Japanese
Kanji in this term
慰 謝 料
い
Grade: S		 しゃ
Grade: 5		 りょう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
慰藉料

Etymology

Compound of 慰(い)謝(しゃ) (isha, “consolation”) + 料(りょう) (ryō, “fee, money”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いしゃ​りょー [ìsháꜜryòò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [iɕa̠ɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

慰(い)謝(しゃ)料(りょう) • (isharyō) 

  1. consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
    慰(い)謝(しゃ)料(りょう)を請(せい)求(きゅう)する ― isharyō o seikyū suru ― to demand consolation money

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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