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Kanji: 補
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KANJI

補

12 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

おぎなう

ON 音

ホ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	衣(衤) Radical name: ころも (ころもへん）
Meaning:	Supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	候補(こうほ)	candidacy
N2	補(おぎな)う	to compensate for
N1	補給(ほきゅう)	supply, supplying, replenishment
N1	補強(ほきょう)	compensation, reinforcement
N1	補償(ほしょう)	compensation, reparation
N1	補充(ほじゅう)	supplementation, supplement, replenishment, replenishing
N1	補助(ほじょ)	assistance, support, aid, auxiliary
N1	補足(ほそく)	supplement, complement

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