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補おぎなう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
If so, there must surely be somewhere a strength sufficient to make up for it.
Alt. forms
補おぎなう
97%
おぎなう
2%
Kanji used
補
supplementary
Pitch accent
お
ぎな
う
Top 6800
Conjugations...Used in: 1997
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
to remedy one's defects
to bridge a gap; to supply a lack
Examples (8 in total)
He supplemented his lecture with a booklet.
Diligence may compensate for lack of experience.
We will make up for the missing parts and keep moving forward from now on.
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