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支 — support; branch

支 means “support; branch”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: ささ(える) (sasaeru). You'll see it in words such as 支える (sasaeru, “to support; to prop”).

支
Stroke order of 支
Meaning
support; branch
On'yomi
シ (shi)
Kun'yomi
ささ(える) (sasaeru)
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N3 · set Links & order 1

How to remember 支

Parts: 十 ten; cross · 又 hand; again

Words with 支

WordReadingMeaning
支えるささえる sasaeru kunto support; to prop

Don't confuse it with

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