補 — kanji meaning “supplement”
補
supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner
- Meanings
- supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner
- On'yomi
- ホ (ho)
- Kun'yomi
- おぎな.う
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #332 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 145
- Chinese reading
- bǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 補
| 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 |
| 補正 | ほせい hosei | correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum) |
| 補強 | ほきょう hokyou | reinforcement; strengthening |
| 補充 | ほじゅう hojuu | replenishment; supplementation; supplement |
| 補足 | ほそく hosoku | supplement; complement |
| 補欠 | ほけつ hoketsu | filling a vacancy; supplementation |
| 補完 | ほかん hokan | complementation; supplementation; completion |
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