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補う

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

補う — “to make up for, to compensate for, to supplement”

補う (read おぎなう) means to make up for, to compensate for, to supplement. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

おぎなう

Meaning

to make up for, to compensate for, to supplement

補う in a sentence

不足ふそくを補うおぎなう。

to make up for the shortage

The kanji in 補う

補to supplement, mend

Words that share a kanji with 補う

候補こうほ— candidate, candidacy

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