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補
On'yomi
ホ
HO
Kun'yomi
おぎな.う
oginau
supplement · supply · make good · offset · compensate · assistant · learner
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Strokes12
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Radical衣clothes(6)
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Strokes12
Component Breakdown
補=
衤甫
clothes + 甫
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of clothing and garden. Repairing clothing.
Symbolism
Assistance, supplement, compensate. Represents supplementing.
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Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
採長補短
さいちょうほたん
compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points; compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points
亡羊補牢
ぼうようほろう
locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late; mending the pen after the sheep are lost; locking the barn door after the horse has bolted