The kanji 支: meaning, readings and stroke order

支

Meaning: support, branch
On reading: シ shi
Kun reading: ささ（える） sasaeru
Strokes: 4
Radical: 支 branch
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chống đỡ, nhánh (chi)
Japanese: ささえる。わかれる。
Korean: 받치다, 갈래 (지)
Chinese: 支撑、分支

Readings, words and example sentences

シ shi · on reading

支し度たく
getting ready
出かける 支し度たくをします。
I get ready to go out.

ささ（える） sasaeru · kun reading

支ささえる
to support, to hold up
太い柱が屋根を 支ささえて います。
A thick pillar holds up the roof.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.