01
支える
ささえる
to support
Meanings
- branch
- support
- sustain
- branch radical (no. 65)
Readings
Onyomi
- シ
Kunyomi
- ささ.える
- つか.える
- か.う
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Useful words
02
支払い
しはらい
payment
03
支店
してん
branch office
04
支配
しはい
control
05
支出
ししゅつ
expenditure
06
支度
したく
preparation
Compare Kanji
01枝Component94%bough, branchAdding tree to 支 makes a literal branch, a very clean component clue.02技Component84%skill, artThe 支 piece moves into skill when it sits beside the hand side.03岐Component80%branch off, fork in roadA mountain plus 支 suggests a forked path, close to the branch idea.04助Meaning78%help, rescueSupport as a meaning pairs well with helping, even though the shapes differ.05又Component70%or again, furthermoreThe lower 又 shape is the small hand-like piece inside 支.06皮Shape64%pelt, skinBoth have a bent lower hand shape, but 皮 carries an extra skin-like cover on top.