支 — branch, support

ささえる支 branch

U+652F Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes Freq #159 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #768 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #65

Meanings

branch
support

word

ささ sasa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

支(ささ) える sasaeru to support

し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

支(し) 援(えん) shien support 支(し) 配(はい) shihai rule 支(し) 持(じ) shiji support 支(し) 払(はら) う shiharau to pay 支(し) 払(はら) い shiharai payment 支(し) 出(しゅつ) shishutsu expenditure 支(し) 部(ぶ) shibu branch office 支(し) 給(きゅう) shikyuu provision 収(しゅう) 支(し) shuushi income and expenditure 支(し) 店(てん) shiten branch office 支(し) 払(はら) shiharai payment 支(し) 障(しょう) shishou obstacle

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)