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補

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 723 / 2,608

Supplement

On’yomi
ほ
Kun’yomi
おぎな
Radical
衣 Clothes (Kangxi 145)

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

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

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 forN2
補足 ほそく supplement;complementN1
補給 ほきゅう supply;supplying;replenishmentN1

補 is rank 723 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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