JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 補: "supplement, supply, make good"
The kanji 補 means "supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ホ in on'yomi and おぎな.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おぎな.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 332 of 2,501 |
Common words with 補
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 候補candidate; contender; prospect; pick · candidacy; candidature; nomination
- 補うto supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.)
- 補充replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement
- 補助assistance; support; help; aid · subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid
- 補給supply; supplying; replenishment
- 補佐aid; help; assistance; assistant
- 補足supplement; complement
- 立候補candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
- 候補者candidate; applicant
- 補正correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
- 補強reinforcement; strengthening
- 補習supplementary lessons
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