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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N2

332 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner

Kunyomi: おぎな.う

Onyomi: ホ

Composition: 衤 甫

補

Radical

Radical: 衣

Reading: ころもへん

Meaning: clothes

Strokes: 5

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Examples

Examples with audio

補欠(ほけつ)   substitute, filling a vacancy

候補者(こうほしゃ)   candidate, applicant

補佐する(ほさする)   aid, help, assist, advise

補助する(ほじょする)   help, assist, support, aid

補導する(ほどうする)   guide, direct, protect

補足する(ほそくする)   supplement, complement

補償する(ほしょうする)   compensate

補充する(ほじゅうする)   supplement, replenish, fill up

補給する(ほきゅうする)   supply, replenish

補正する(ほせいする)   revise, correct

補習する(ほしゅうする)   give supplementary lessons

補う(おぎなう)   fill up (a vacancy), make up

Onyomi Examples

補 (ホ) assistant ..., probationary ...

補完 (ホカン) complementation, supplementation, completion

増補 (ゾウホ) extending (e.g. a book), augmenting, enlarging, supplementing

追補 (ツイホ) supplement, appendix, addendum

Kunyomi Examples

補う (おぎなう) to supplement, to make up for, to compensate for, to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.), to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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