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)

Pronunciation


Verb

支援

  1. to aid; to support; to provide assistance; to back; to help
    一方八方支援 [MSC, trad.]
    一方八方支援 [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

Grade: 5
えん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(えん) (shienしゑん (siwen)?

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

Verb

()(えん)する (shien suruしゑん (siwen)?suru (stem ()(えん) (shien shi), past ()(えん)した (shien shita))

  1. to aid, to support

Conjugation

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

支援 (jiwon) (hangeul 지원)

  1. hanja form? of 지원 (support; aid)