償還

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 償還, read しょうかん, denotes paying back money owed on bonds or loans.
• Basic usage: In 満期を迎えた国債は来月償還される。, the matured government bonds will be redeemed next month.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Bond redemption and loan repayment
  • With 国債, the word refers to bond redemption; with 借入金, it refers to loan repayment. It belongs to the financial context of settling debt rather than the everyday return of an object.