援 – abet, help, save

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#312 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 援 means abet, help, save. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エン (en). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エン	en

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: ノ・一・爪・又・扎.

サムは彼の援助を求める人なら誰でも援助する。

Sam helps whoever asks him to.

何事が起ころうとも、君を応援するよ。

I will stand by you whatever happens.

彼女は自分のひいきの馬を応援した。

She cheered for her favorite horse.

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