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Kanji 支: meaning "support, branch", readings, stroke order

The kanji 支 means "support, branch". On'yomi: シ; kun'yomi: ささえる. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
support, branch
On'yomi
シ
Kun'yomi
ささえる
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 支

  • 支度する したくする — preparation
  • 支出 ししゅつ — Expenditure
  • 収支 しゅうし — Income and expenditure
  • 支給 しきゅう — payment, allowance
  • 支配 しはい — rule, control, direction
  • 支払 しはらい — payment
  • 支払う しはらう — to pay
  • 支える ささえる — support, hold, sustain
  • 差し支え さしつかえ — hindrance, impediment
  • 差し支える さしつかえる — to interfere, to hinder
  • 支持 しじ — support

Stroke order · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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