| Kanji | 支 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シ |
| Kunyomi | ささ.える、つか.える、か.う |
| English | branch, support, sustain |
| Examples | 支持(しじ): (1) support; holding up; propping (2) support; backing; endorsing 支店(してん): branch office; branch store 支配(しはい): rule; control; direction 収支(しゅうし): income and expenditure 支払い(しはらい): payment 支出(ししゅつ): expenditure; expenses 支払う(しはらう): to pay 支度(したく): preparation; arrangements 支給(しきゅう): provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant 差し支える(さしつかえる): to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded 差し支え(さしつかえ): hindrance; impediment 支える(ささえる): (1) to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up (2) to hold at bay; to stem; to check |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 159 |
| Components | 十: ten 又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand |
| Number of Strokes | 4 |
| Kanji Radical | 支 |
| Radical Number | 65 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | し・しにょう・えだにょう・じゅうまた |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | branch |
| Koohii Story 1 | Picture sliding down the branch of a tree (in this case a pine tree or any tree with needles) and getting a bunch of needles stuck in your crotch--ouch!! |
| Koohii Story 2 | A special branch of the military called the Needle Crotch Unit. Their only weapon is the needle embedded in their crotches, and they´re quite adept at using them. |
| RTK Index (new) | 768 |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq1-250
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