援 — 12 strokes / Radical「扌」
道4Junior high level / 12 strokes / Radical「扌」
- On
- エンえん · en
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- aid; help; support
Stroke order
Origin
扌 "hand" with 爰 "to draw near": to reach out a hand — to help, to support.
Readings and examples
| Onエンえんen | 援助えんじょ応援おうえん声援せいえん |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 応援おうえん
cheering; support
- 支援しえん
assistance; aid
Example
みんなで選手を応援した。
We all cheered for the players.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)