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Kanji Detail for 援 - "to help"

援

  • Meaning

    援 means "to help." Also associated with to pull, lift.

    1. To help - To extend a hand to assist.

    2. To pull - To draw; to lift up.

  • Words using 援

    • 援助 えんじょ Listen assistance; aid; support
    • 支援 しえん Listen support; backing; aid
    • 後援 こうえん Listen support; backing
    • 応援 おうえん Listen aid; assistance; help
    • 救援 きゅうえん Listen relief; rescue
    • 声援 せいえん Listen (shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting
    • 義援金 ぎえんきん Listen donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
    • 援助交際 えんじょこうさい Listen paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating

  • Four-character idioms with 援

    • 孤立無援 こりつむえん Listen isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted

  • Tattoo check: 援

    • Verified meaning: to help
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たすく)
    • Also carries these associations: to pull, lift

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 援

    Given names 援(たすく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    abet; help; save

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    aid, assist; lead; cite

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to help; to assist; to aid

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to assist; to lead; to quote, to cite

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To cite. 援例 means citing past events as precedent. | To hold. (Mencius) "When the world drowns, rescue with the Way. When a sister-in-law drowns, rescue with the hand." | To help. Such as reinforcements being 援兵.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    en(エン) エン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to help to pull lift aid assistance support rescue relief backing reinforcement boost encouragement collaboration patronage sponsorship subsidy succor draw elevate extend contribution

Sentences including 援

  • I was badly in need of his help at that time.

  • We cannot thank you too much for your help.

  • His help is indispensable to us.

  • You have only to ask for his help.

  • I appreciate your help.

  • He promised us his assistance.

  • He had to call for his friend's help.

  • He had no intention of assisting my job.

  • I'll help you as long as i live.

  • She turned down our offer of help.

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