支 Kanji for support

N3–N2Grade 54 strokes

support, branch, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)

Kun: ささ.える、つか.える、か.う
On: シ

支 is the Japanese kanji for support, branch, sustain, branch radical (no. 65). It is written with 4 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ささ.える、つか.える、か.う and its on reading is シ.

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Words with 支

支ささえるto support, to prop, to sustain
支し援えんsupport, backing, aid
支し持じsupport, backing, endorsement
支し局きょくbranch office
支し店てんbranch office, branch store
支し配はいrule, domination, control

Practice 支 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.