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支 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「支」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「支」
On
シし · shi
Kun
ささ(える)sasa(eru)
Meaning
to support; branch; pay out

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hand holding a bamboo branch; propping a thing with a branch — hence "to support, a branch."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシしshi支持しじ支障ししょう支店してん
Kunささえるsasaeru支えるささえる支えささえ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 支店してん

    branch office/shop

  • 支度したく

    preparation; getting ready

More words with this kanji

  • 支援しえん
  • 支払いしはらい
  • 支えるつかえる

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

太(ふと)い柱(はしら)が屋根(やね)を支(ささ)えている。

A thick pillar supports the roof.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

支店支度支店shop度degree士samura…史histor…示to sho…志will枝branch
CompoundReading

Compound

Map of radical 支Map of reading シAll maps

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