代償

• 読み: だいしょう
• ローマ字: daishou
• 漢字の分解: 代 (dai) — substitute, in place of | 償 (sho) — to compensate, repay
• 発音: /da.i.ɕo.ː/

意味

Compensation; price; cost; sacrifice. The thing given up or paid in exchange for something gained.

A noun used to describe the cost or sacrifice associated with an achievement, decision, or wrongdoing. Often carries a negative connotation — the price paid is typically burdensome. The phrase 代償を払う (to pay the price) and 代償として (in exchange for, as the cost of) are very common collocations. Distinct from 補償 (compensation for loss), which has a more restitutive nuance.

例文

1. 成功を手にした代わりに、健康という大きな代償を払うことになった。
2. 平和を守るためにはいかなる代償も惜しまないと、彼は宣言した。
3. 軽率な判断には必ず相応の代償が伴うことを、彼は身をもって学んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, journalism, business, ethics

トーン: weighty

起源と歴史

Compound of 代 (dai) meaning 'substitute, in place of' and 償 (sho) meaning 'to compensate, repay'. The combination suggests something given in return — often at a steep personal cost.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal