補う (おぎなう): to compensate for — Japanese vocabulary
補う is read おぎなう and means "to compensate for". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
補う
- Reading
- おぎなう · oginau
- Translation
- to compensate for
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- おぎなうが
Example
彼女の非凡な才能が経験不足を補う。
かのじょのひぼんなさいのうがけいけんふそくをおぎなう。
Her genius makes up for her lack of experience.
Kanji in this word
- 補 — supplement
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