What is the Kanji for "Supplement"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Supplement", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Supplement" is "補".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Ogina".

Its onyomi reading is "Ho".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "衤" . And The component "甫" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "補" mean in japanese?

"補" means "Supplement".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

候補: "Candidate". The Japanese noun '候補 (こうほ)' means 'candidate'. This word is used to refer to a person who is being considered for a particular position or role, such as a political office or a job. For example: The candidates for mayor - (市長の候補). She is a candidate for the position - (彼女はその役職の候補です).

補助: "Aid". The noun '補助 (ほじょ)' means 'aid'. It refers to assistance, support or help provided to someone or something. This word can be used in various contexts, such as financial aid, technical aid, or any kind of supplementary support. For example: The student received financial aid - (その学生は補助金を受け取った). The program provides aid to the local community - (そのプログラムは地域社会に補助を提供している).

補償: "Compensation". The Japanese noun '補償 (ほしょう)' means 'compensation'. This word refers to the act of providing payment, reparation or remedial action to someone who has suffered loss, damage or injury as a result of another's actions. For example: She received compensation for the damage caused - (彼女は加害者から損害の補償を受け取った). The company will provide compensation for the accident - (会社は事故の補償をする).

補う: "Supplement" or "Make up for". The Japanese verb '補う (おぎなう)' primarily means 'to supplement' or 'to make up for'. This verb is used to indicate the act of adding something to complete or enhance something else. It can be used to describe adding an additional element to make a whole, or to compensate for a deficiency or lack. For example: The scholarship funds will supplement the tuition costs - (奨学金はチューション費を補う). The insurance policy is meant to compensate and make up for any losses - (保険契約は損失を補うためのものです).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ほ" is read as "ho". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "ぎ" is read as "gi". And The hiragana "な" is read as "na".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.