補い|おぎないoginai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounreplenishment; supplement; reparation

• Synonym補充ほじゅうNeutralNeutral term for replenishing a quantity that has run short, as in 「人員補充」; 「補い」 is broader, covering making up for losses or shortcomings in general.
• Synonym補足ほそくNeutralNeutral word for adding what an explanation lacks, as in 「補足説明」; 「補い」 broadly means making up for a deficiency.
• Synonym補給ほきゅうNeutralNeutral term for supplying goods, materials, or energy, as in 「水分補給」; 「補い」 is broader.
• Synonym補完ほかんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for filling what is missing to make something complete, as in 「相互補完」; 「補い」 broadly means making up for something.
• Related増補ぞうほWrittenWritten/formal prose word for augmenting a published book with added content, as in a revised edition; 「補い」 broadly means making up for something.
• RelatedカバーCasualColloquial loanword for covering for a mistake or providing cover, as in 「ミスをカバーする」; 「補い」 is the more written choice.
• Related填補てんぽWrittenWritten/formal prose word for filling a deficit or loss; an uncommon word.
• Related足したしCasualColloquial; mostly in 「〜の足しにする」, for a small contribution toward a shortfall, helping a little without making it up in full; 「補い」 is more formal.
• Related補遺ほいWrittenWritten/formal prose word for an addendum or appendix added at the back of a book; 「補い」 broadly means making up for something.
• Related追補ついほWrittenWritten/formal prose word for material added afterwards to a book or document; 「補い」 is broader.
• Antonym欠損けっそんWrittenWritten/formal prose antonym: a defect, missing part, or loss — the very thing 「補い」 makes up for.
• Antonym不足ふそくNeutralNeutral antonym: a lack or shortage — the state that 「補い」 remedies.

Use 「補い」 (or the verb 「補う」) for making up for a loss or shortcoming in general. For replenishing a quantity pick 「補充」, for supplementing an explanation 「補足」, for supplying goods or energy 「補給」, and for a modest top-up 「足し」. The written terms 「填補」「増補」「補遺」「追補」「補完」 and colloquial 「カバー」 each cover narrower situations.

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1. おぎなうこと。また、そのようなもの。