01
援助
えんじょ
assistance
Meanings
- abet
- help
- save
Readings
Onyomi
- エン
Kunyomi
- N/A
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Useful words
02
応援
おうえん
support, cheering
03
支援
しえん
support, backing
04
救援
きゅうえん
relief, rescue
05
後援
こうえん
sponsorship
06
声援
せいえん
cheering, encouragement
Compare Kanji
01助Meaning89%help, rescueHelp and support point to the same act, with different shapes.02救Meaning84%salvation, saveSupport becomes rescue when the situation turns urgent.03支Meaning80%branch, supportThe support meaning is shared, while 支 keeps the form much simpler.04扶Component78%aid, helpThe hand side suits both: one supports broadly, the other props someone up.05手Component67%handThe hand idea is hidden in the left side of 援, a clue to helping.06緩Component64%slacken, loosenThe 爰-like right side reappears, but thread changes the meaning to loosen.