補ほ足そく

ほ

そ

く

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

supplement; complement

Used for adding missing or insufficient information to make something more complete. Often used in formal or explanatory contexts.

説せつ明めいを補ほ足そくするために図ずを追つい加かした。
I added a diagram to supplement the explanation.

補ほ

足そく

情じょう

報ほう

と

し

て

、

この

資し

料りょう

を

ご

覧らん

ください

。

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Kanji

補supplement, supply, make good
足leg, foot, be sufficient

Similar words

補ほ完かん
補完 means to complement by filling in what is lacking, often implying a mutual or functional completion, while 補足 is more about adding extra information to clarify or expand.

Etymology

Compound of 補 (supplement, compensate) and 足 (add, suffice). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of adding to make something sufficient.