たん
短
　
を
おぎな
補
　
う

expression, Godan verb

  1. to remedy one's defects.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たん
短
　
を
おぎな
補
　
う
 短を補う たんをおぎなう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

short, brevity, fault
タン　みじか.い (3rd, N2)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
supplement, supply, make good
ホ　おぎな.う (6th, N2)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)