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JLPT N3 Grade 5 branch

📖 English Meaning

bolster, support

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
ささえ し
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Romaji:
sasae shi
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On'yomi:
Kun'yomi:
ささ(える) <外>つか(える)、か(う)
Character Meanings
disperse, pay; support; branch
Radical
しにょう・えだにょう
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Compound Words with 支
支い かい
支う かう
支え ささえ
支えあい ささえあい
支える ささえる、さえる、つかえる、つっかえる
支え合う ささえあう
支え手 ささえて
支っ かっ
Related Words
支う shore
支え support, prop, crutch
支える maintain, shore, defend, hold, keep, underlay
支出 spend, disbursal, pay, expenditure
支局 branch
Famous People with this Kanji
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