Japanese word

補充

Pronunciation

Romajihojū

Meaning

  • nounrefill

Example

水の補充をお願いします。mizu no ho jū o o nega i shi ma su

Please refill the water.

Illustration for 補充 (refill)

More examples

売り場では、商品の補充を昼休みに行います。u ri ba de wa shō hin no ho jū o hiru yasu mi ni okona i ma su

At the store, we restock the products during lunch break.

Core concept

It describes adding what is missing so that a supply or resource returns to the level needed.

Common phrases

  • 用紙の補充yō shi no ho jū

    paper restocking

  • 備品の補充bi hin no ho jū

    supply replenishment

  • 商品の補充shō hin no ho jū

    product restocking

Similar words

補給hokyū: The act of restoring a supply by providing the resources needed for continued use.
追加tsuika: The act of increasing an existing amount by adding something more.
充填jūten: The act of putting a substance into a container or space until it reaches a set amount.

Definition in Japanese

不足したものを足して、必要な量に戻すこと。fu soku shi ta mo no o ta shi te hitsu yō na ryō ni modo su ko to

Word origin

補充 (hojū, "replenishment") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 補 (ho, "make up for") and 充 (jū, "fill"), combining the ideas of correcting a lack and making something full.

Usage tips

  • In formal Japanese, 補充 (hojū) commonly refers to restocking supplies, whereas English refill often suggests adding liquid to a container.

Other meanings

  • replenishmentnoun
  • supplementnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 補充するhojūsurureplenishverb

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