補 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「衤」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「衤」
- On
- ホ
- Kun
- おぎな(う)
- Meaning
- to supplement; make up for
Origin
衤 "clothing" plus 甫 "to help"; patching a tear in a garment — hence "to supplement, make up for."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ホ | 補欠・補充・候補 |
|---|---|
| おぎなう | 補う・補い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 補助ほじょ
assistance; subsidy
- 候補こうほ
candidate
Example
足りない分を絵で補った。
I made up the missing part with a picture.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)