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Definition and Synonyms for 補う
| 1. | 埋合 | 損失や傷害を補償する行為 |
| Compensation | the act of compensating for service or loss or injury | |
| Synonyms: | カバー, 代償, 償い, 償う, 埋め合せる, 埋め合わす, 埋め合わせ, 報い, 報う, 報いる, 報償, 填補, 手当, 相殺, 補い, 補う, 補償 | |
| 2. | 払い戻し | 損失のため、（誰か）に弁償する、あるいは補償する |
| Reimburse | reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss | |
| Synonyms: | 償う, 償還, 弁償, 払い戻し, 払い戻す, 補う | |
| 3. | 補う | 不十分なようであるものをに補足として加える |
| Supplement | add as a supplement to what seems insufficient | |
| Synonyms: | 補う | |
| 4. | 埋め合す | 提供する |
| Cover | provide for | |
| Synonyms: | カバー, 埋める, 埋める, 埋め合わす, 補う | |
| 5. | つき物 | 完全なものにするために加えられる何か |
| Accompaniment | something added to complete or embellish or make perfect | |
| Synonyms: | つきもの, 付き物, 相補, 補い, 補う, 補充, 補完, 補足, 足し, 足す, 足し前 | |
| 6. | 補 | 加えられた量（例えば、不足を補うために） |
| Supplement | a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) | |
| Synonyms: | つける, サプリメント, 付けたり, 付加, 付け足し, 付け足す, 付録, 填補, 増補, 添加, 補, 補い, 補う, 補充, 補完, 補巻, 補給, 補記, 補足, 補遺, 足し, 足す, 足し前, 追補, 追録 |
Meanings for each kanji in 補う
| 補 | supplement; supply; make good; offset; compensate; assistant; learner | Kanji Details » |
Categories 補う is a member of
| 1. | プラス | 追加する（に対して） |
| Add | make an addition (to) | |
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| 2. | 改削 | 間違いを取り替えるために改善を提供する行為 |
| Rectification | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake | |
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| 3. | 埋合わせる | 支払いを済ませる |
| Compensate | make payment to | |
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| 4. | 充す | 要件または期待に添う |
| Live Up To | meet the requirements or expectations of | |
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| 5. | 増 | 何かがその分増える量 |
| Increment | the amount by which something increases | |
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| 6. | 添加物 | 何かに加えられるものであるが主要な部分ではない |
| Adjunct | something added to another thing but not an essential part of it | |
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Conjugations for 補う
Plain Form
Polite Form
Tai Form
Imperative Plain Form
Imperative Polite Form
Provisional Form
Conditional Form
Alternative Form
Potential Plain Form
Potential Polite Form
Passive Plain Form
Passive Polite Form
Causative Plain Form
Causative Polite Form
Causative Passive Plain Form
Causative Passive Polite Form
Past Indicative Negative Form
[おぎな
oginawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Formal Form
Classical Form (nu)
Classical Form (zaru)
Sample Sentences for 補う
彼は昼寝をして睡眠不足を補おうとした。
He tried to make up for his lack of sleep by taking a nap.
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