Single kanji#1,386 most used
支える
Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)
to support; to hold up
IN A SENTENCE
私が家族を支えてるんです。
I'm supporting my family.
from Tatoeba · bunbuku
IN OTHER SENTENCES
この橋を支えるには重い柱が必要だ。
Heavy posts are needed to sustain this bridge.
from Tatoeba
MEANINGS
1to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend
ichidan verb · transitive
TANGOYA ASKS
2to hold at bay; to stem; to check
ichidan verb · transitive
DETAILS
Kind単漢字, single kanji
Frequency#1,386 most used
Written支える only
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium