# 補 — Supplement

Frequency rank 723 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 触 (Touch), less common than 腹 (Belly).

- On’yomi: ほ
- Kun’yomi: おぎな
- Radical: 衣 Clothes (Kangxi 145)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

An outfit on the left is supplemented with a wedding accessory on the right — the outfit is incomplete until a wedding supplement is added, the final touch to complete the ensemble.

In words:

- 補う おぎなう — to compensate for
- 補足 ほそく — supplement;complement
- 補給 ほきゅう — supply;supplying;replenishment

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