1.
repayment; reimbursement; settlement
paying back money owed or fulfilling an obligation, especially in legal or formal financial contexts
借金を弁済する。
To repay a debt.
債務の弁済を完了した。
The repayment of the debt has been completed.
損害を弁済する責任がある。
There is a responsibility to compensate for the damages.
弁済期限が迫っている。
The repayment deadline is approaching.
弁済 is a formal term for repayment or settlement of debts and obligations, commonly used in legal and financial contexts.
KANJI BREAKDOWN:
- 弁 (manage, handle, pay for)
- 済 (settle, finish, pay)
USAGE:
- 弁済する (to repay, to reimburse - suru verb)
- 弁済期限 (repayment deadline)
- 弁済能力 (ability to pay)
LEGAL CONTEXT:
- Used in contract law and civil procedures
- 代位弁済 (subrogation payment - third party pays on behalf)
- 一部弁済 (partial repayment)
- 全額弁済 (full repayment)
COMMON OBJECTS:
- 債務を弁済する (to repay a debt)
- 借入金を弁済する (to repay a loan)
- 損害を弁済する (to compensate for damages)
CONTRAST:
- 返済 - repayment (general, more common)
- 弁済 - repayment (formal/legal, broader meaning including fulfilling obligations)
RELATED TERMS:
- 返済 (repayment)
- 償還 (redemption, repayment)
- 賠償 (compensation, reparation)
- 清算 (settlement, liquidation)