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    3. 補う

    補う

    補おぎなう​

    to supplement

    N2KMT10News #43+1CoreVerb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    おぎなう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to supplement, to make up for, to compensate for, to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.), to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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    不ふ足そくしている栄えい養ようをサプリメントで補おぎなう。

    I supplement the lacking nutrients with supplements.

    KMT7Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    彼かれの欠けっ点てんを補おぎなうために、チームで協きょう力りょくした。

    We cooperated as a team to compensate for his shortcomings.

    KMT10Work & CareerDaily Life
    経けい済ざい的てきな損そん失しつを補おぎなうため、新あらたな事じ業ぎょう計けい画かくを立たてた。

    We formulated a new business plan to compensate for the economic losses.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    この文ぶん法ぽう書しょは、基き本ほん的てきな知ち識しきを補おぎなうのに役やく立だつ。

    This grammar book is useful for supplementing basic knowledge.

    KMT10EducationCore Concepts
    人ひと手で不ぶ足そくを補おぎなうため、AIの導のどう入にゅうを検けん討とうしている。

    We are considering introducing AI to compensate for the labor shortage.

    KMT10Work & CareerTechnology

    Characters that make up this word

    補
    おぎな.う…(1)
    supplement・supply・make good・offset・compensate…(2)
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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