Japanese symbol for “compensating”
補填
ほてん
Romaji: hoten
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
In Japanese, compensating is 補填, read ほてん (hoten).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
Written forms: 補填、補てん、補塡. Readings: ほてん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 候補 | こうほ kouho | candidate; contender; prospect |
| 補助 | ほじょ hojo | assistance; support; help |
| 補給 | ほきゅう hokyuu | supply; supplying; replenishment |
| 補償 | ほしょう hoshou | compensation; reparation |
| 立候補 | りっこうほ rikkouho | candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics) |
| 補佐 | ほさ hosa | aid; help; assistance |
| 充填 | じゅうてん juuten | filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth) |
| 装填 | そうてん souten | loading; charging; filling |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.