This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ホ、おぎな.う
Romaji: ho, ogina.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  145
Frequency:  332
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-5-7
Korean Reading:  bo
Chinese Reading:  bu3
Unicode:  88dc
JIS:  4A64

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1194
Nelson Index: 4242
New Nelson Index: 5464
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5e7.1
Four Corner Index: 3322.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 970
Gakken Index: 516
Japanese Names Index: 1644
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34320
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0222
Remembering the kanji Index: 1840
Kanji Flashcards Index: 884
Kodansha Compact Index: 1632
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 981
Kanji in Context Index: 1001
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 809
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1103
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1857
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1983
Essential Kanji Index: 744
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1529
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 653
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 868
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 955

Words

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assistant ...; probationary ...
補助 (ほじょ)
assistance; support; aid; help; subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid; auxiliary; subsidiary; spot (in bodybuilding)
補佐 (ほさ)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
立候補 (りっこうほ)
announcing candidacy; becoming a candidate; bidding (to host an event e.g. Olympics, World Cup)
補充 (ほじゅう)
supplementation; supplement; replenishment; replenishing; replacement; refilling; to replace; to refill; to replenish
候補 (こうほ)
candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list; candidacy; candidature; nomination
補足 (ほそく)
supplement; complement
補給 (ほきゅう)
supply; supplying; replenishment
補償 (ほしょう)
compensation; reparation
補強 (ほきょう)
compensation; reinforcement
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