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補給 (ほきゅう, hokyuu) Japanese meaning: supply | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 補給する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 補ほ 給きゅう する 補ほ 給きゅう しない Polite 補ほ 給きゅう します 補ほ 給きゅう しません Past polite 補ほ 給きゅう しました 補ほ 給きゅう しませんでした Past 補ほ 給きゅう した 補ほ 給きゅう しなかった Te-form 補ほ 給きゅう して 補ほ 給きゅう しないで Desire 補ほ 給きゅう したい 補ほ 給きゅう したくない Potential 補ほ 給きゅう できる 補ほ 給きゅう できない Passive 補ほ 給きゅう される 補ほ 給きゅう されない Causative 補ほ 給きゅう させる 補ほ 給きゅう させない Causative passive 補ほ 給きゅう させられる 補ほ 給きゅう させられない Volitional 補ほ 給きゅう しよう Polite volitional 補ほ 給きゅう しましょう Imperative 補ほ 給きゅう しろ 補ほ 給きゅう するな Conditional 補ほ 給きゅう すれば 補ほ 給きゅう しなければ Tara conditional 補ほ 給きゅう したら 補ほ 給きゅう しなかったら
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補ほ
給きゅう
する
。
Supply ammunition to the unit.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 補ほ 給きゅう する to replenish/resupply something
It's important to replenish fluids frequently while exercising.
燃ねん 料りょう を 補ほ 給きゅう する to refuel
The plane refueled after landing.
補ほ 給きゅう が 切き れる for supplies to run out
At the front, the soldiers suffered when supplies ran out.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 補ほ 給きゅう する to resupply at a place
The climbers resupplied on water at the mountain hut.
Kanji 補 supplement, supply, make good Related words 供給 is the broader term for supply in economic or systemic contexts (like supply and demand), while 補給 specifically means replenishing something that has been used up.
補充 emphasizes filling a shortage or vacancy (e.g., staff, stock), while 補給 emphasizes ongoing resupply of consumables like fuel or food.
給水 specifically means supplying or refilling water, while 補給 is a broader term for replenishing any supply (fuel, food, water, etc.).
補給 is the broader word for resupplying any resource (fuel, food, supplies), while 給油 specifically means supplying fuel or oil.
摂取 focuses on the act of taking substances into the body, while 補給 focuses on replenishing a supply, such as water or nutrients.
Word family· 13 supply line
supply vessel; supply ship · cargo spacecraft
supply vessel; replenishment ship
supply route; supply road; line of communications
Etymology Compound of 補 (supplement, compensate) and 給 (supply, provide). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys the meaning of resupplying or replenishing.
energy supplement; sports nutrition supplement
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nutritional supplementation; dietary supplement
hydration; rehydration; fluid intake · to hydrate; to rehydrate; to take in fluids
supply base; storage depot
main supply route
