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KanjiN2Grade 6 · 小612 strokesRadical 衣#332 in newspapers

補 · supplement, supply

補 is a kanji meaning supplement, supply, make good, offset. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ホho

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • おぎなうoginau

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 補 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 補
WordReadingMeaningLevel
候補こうほcandidacyN3
補償ほしょうcompensation, reparationN3
補うおぎなうto compensate forN2
補給ほきゅうsupply, supplying, replenishmentN1
補強ほきょうreinforcementN1
補充ほじゅうsupplementation, replenishment, replenishingN1
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More words that use 補
WordReadingMeaningLevel
補助ほじょassistance, support, auxiliaryN1
補足ほそくsupplement, complementN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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