補 – supplement, supply, make good

12 strokesTaught in grade 6#332 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 補 means supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ホ (ho); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おぎな.う (oginau). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 衣 (no. 145).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ホ	ho
Kun’yomi	おぎな.う	oginau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 衣 (Kangxi radical 145). Components: 十・初・用・丶.

Words using 補

候補こうほcandidate補償ほしょうcompensation補うおぎなうto supplement補給ほきゅうsupply補強ほきょうreinforcement補充ほじゅうreplenishment補助ほじょassistance補足ほそくsupplement

Example sentences

スミス氏は市長候補である。

Mr Smith is a candidate for mayor.

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政府は損害を補償しなければならなかった。

The government had to make up for the loss.

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あなたの食事にはビタミンを補うほうがよい。

You had better supplement your diet with vitamins.

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Kanji with the same radical

表裁被製装裏複裂裕袋襲衣衰裸袖襟

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