支援

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Chinese

(a measure word); to support; to sustain
(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
 
 to help; to assist; to aid
simp. and trad.
(支援) 		支 援

Pronunciation

Verb

支援

  1. to aid; to support; to provide assistance; to back; to help
    一方有難，八方支援。 [MSC, trad.]
    一方有难，八方支援。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīfāng yǒu nán, bāfāng zhīyuán.
    When disaster strikes, assistance comes from all sides.

Usage notes

For the difference between 支援 (zhīyuán) and 支持 (zhīchí), see the entry 支持 (zhīchí).

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Noun

支援

  1. (euphemistic, slang) pornography; porn

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
支 援
し
Grade: 5 		えん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

支(し)援(えん) • (shien) ←しゑん (siwen)?

  1. aid, support
    支援(しえん)を表明(ひょうめい)した。
    Shien o hyōmei shita.
    We expressed support.

Verb

支(し)援(えん)する • (shien suru) ←しゑん (siwen)?suru (stem 支(し)援(えん)し (shien shi), past 支(し)援(えん)した (shien shita))

  1. to aid, to support

Conjugation

Conjugation of "支援する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 支援し しえんし shien shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 支援し しえんし shien shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 支援する しえんする shien suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 支援する しえんする shien suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 支援すれ しえんすれ shien sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 支援せよ¹
支援しろ² 		しえんせよ¹
しえんしろ² 		shien seyo¹
shien shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 支援される しえんされる shien sareru
Causative 支援させる
支援さす 		しえんさせる
しえんさす 		shien saseru
shien sasu
Potential 支援できる しえんできる shien dekiru
Volitional 支援しよう しえんしよう shien shiyō
Negative 支援しない しえんしない shien shinai
Negative continuative 支援せず しえんせず shien sezu
Formal 支援します しえんします shien shimasu
Perfective 支援した しえんした shien shita
Conjunctive 支援して しえんして shien shite
Hypothetical conditional 支援すれば しえんすれば shien sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
支援

Noun

支援 • (jiwon) (hangeul 지원)

  1. hanja form? of 지원 (“support; aid”)
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