補ほ習しゅう

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補習する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	補ほ習しゅうする	補ほ習しゅうしない
Polite	補ほ習しゅうします	補ほ習しゅうしません
Past polite	補ほ習しゅうしました	補ほ習しゅうしませんでした
Past	補ほ習しゅうした	補ほ習しゅうしなかった
Te-form	補ほ習しゅうして	補ほ習しゅうしないで
Desire	補ほ習しゅうしたい	補ほ習しゅうしたくない
Potential	補ほ習しゅうできる	補ほ習しゅうできない
Passive	補ほ習しゅうされる	補ほ習しゅうされない
Causative	補ほ習しゅうさせる	補ほ習しゅうさせない
Causative passive	補ほ習しゅうさせられる	補ほ習しゅうさせられない
Volitional	補ほ習しゅうしよう
Polite volitional	補ほ習しゅうしましょう
Imperative	補ほ習しゅうしろ	補ほ習しゅうするな
Conditional	補ほ習しゅうすれば	補ほ習しゅうしなければ
Tara conditional	補ほ習しゅうしたら	補ほ習しゅうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

supplementary lessons; make-up class

Used for extra classes or tutoring to help students catch up or reinforce learning. Often in school or training settings.

試し験けんに落おちた学がく生せいのために補ほ習しゅうが行おこなわれる。
Supplementary lessons are held for students who failed the exam.
先せん生せいは放ほう課か後ごに数すう学がくの補ほ習しゅうをしてくれた。
The teacher gave me a make-up math class after school.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が補ほ習しゅうを受うけるfor someone to take supplementary lessons
数すう学がくが苦にが手てなので、放ほう課か後ごに補ほ習しゅうを受うけている。
Since I'm bad at math, I'm taking supplementary lessons after school.
補ほ習しゅうを行おこなうto hold/conduct supplementary lessons
夏なつ休やすみ中ちゅうに補ほ習しゅうを行おこなう学がっ校こうが増ふえている。
More schools are holding supplementary classes during summer vacation.
補ほ習しゅうに出でるto attend a supplementary lesson
試し験けんに落おちた学がく生せいは補ほ習しゅうに出でなければならない。
Students who failed the exam have to attend the make-up class.

Kanji

補supplement, supply, make good
習learn

Related words

補ほ講こうN3
補講 typically refers to supplementary lectures held at universities, while 補習 is broader and covers extra lessons at any school level, including tutoring for weaker students.

Don't confuse with

復ふく習しゅうN4
復習 means reviewing material you already learned on your own, while 補習 is an extra class given by a teacher to help students catch up.
補ほ修しゅう
補修 (repair) and 補習 (supplementary lessons) are pronounced identically but refer to completely different things—one to fixing objects, the other to extra tutoring.
補ほ欠けつN1
補習 refers to supplementary lessons to make up missed study, while 補欠 refers to a substitute person or filling a vacant position; learners confuse them because both start with 補.

Word family

補ほ習しゅう校こう
supplementary Japanese school (abbr.); weekend Japanese school
補ほ習しゅう授じゅ業ぎょう
supplementary lessons; remedial classes
補ほ習しゅう教きょう育いく
supplementary education; remedial education; further education

Etymology

Compound of 補 (supplement, compensate) and 習 (learn, practice). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows directly from the kanji.