補う (おぎなう) — to supplement, to compensate, to make up for
補う
to supplement
Frequency #5128
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 6
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
godan verb (-u) · transitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5u, vt)
oginau
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
おぎなう[3] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to supplement
- to compensate
- to make up for