# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 支える | ささえる (sasaeru) | to support; to prop |

## Don't confuse it with

[技](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/skill/) · [岐](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fork-in-a-road/) · [伎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kabuki/)

## More in the “Links & order 1” set

[連](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/link/) · [対](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/versus/) · [相](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mutual/) · [関](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/connection/) · [協](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cooperate/) · [支](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/support/) · [結](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tie/)

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