おぎな
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. ergänzen; ersetzen; entschädigen
Pitch accent
ぎな
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
einen Mangel ausgleichen
to bridge a gap; to supply a lack
to remedy one's defects
Examples (5 in total)
He supplemented his lecture with a booklet.
Diligence may compensate for lack of experience.
You must make up the loss next week.
He tried to make up for his lack of sleep by taking a nap.
I must work hard to make up for lost time.