17 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 9th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem
Kun'yomi
- つ - ぐ - な - う - to make up for 
On'yomi
- ショウ 
Character Breakdown
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)
Common Words
                                    compensation ②price (of achieving a goal) ③paying compensation on someone's behalf ④compensation
                                
                            References
| Unicode hex code | 511F | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-29-94 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 563 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 333 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 176 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 199 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 129 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 155 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 985 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1060 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1101 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1355 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 1245 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1412 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 971 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1003 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1073 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1866 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 712 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 139 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 994 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2a15.4 | 
| Four corner code | 2928.6 | 
| De Roo Code | 2161 |