I Love Kanji補う (oginau)
補う (おぎなう, oginau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to supplement; to make up for”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おぎなう
- Romaji
- oginau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 補う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 補う | おぎなう oginau |
| Polite (~masu) | 補います | おぎないます oginaimasu |
| Negative | 補わない | おぎなわない oginawanai |
| Polite negative | 補いません | おぎないません oginaimasen |
| Past | 補った | おぎなった oginatta |
| Polite past | 補いました | おぎないました oginaimashita |
| Negative past | 補わなかった | おぎなわなかった oginawanakatta |
| Te-form | 補って | おぎなって oginatte |
| Potential | 補える | おぎなえる oginaeru |
| Passive | 補われる | おぎなわれる oginawareru |
| Causative | 補わせる | おぎなわせる oginawaseru |
| Volitional | 補おう | おぎなおう oginaou |
| Imperative | 補え | おぎなえ oginae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 補えば | おぎなえば oginaeba |
Kanji in 補う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 補う.
候補こうほcandidate補償ほしょうcompensation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
Source: JMdict entry 1514460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.