Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 支える in Japanese
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支えるJLPT 3
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Kana Readingささえる
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Romajisasaeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to hold at bay; to stem; to check
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Examples of 支える, ささえる in a sentence
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Hold them there! Don't let them into the city!
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Beams bear the weight of the roof.
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The walls supported the entire weight of the roof.
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The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.
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The ice is not thick enough to hold our weight.
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It's pride that drives her.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 支える
- Plain Polite
- 支えます
- Negative
- 支えない
- Negative Polite
- 支えません
Past
- Plain
- 支えた
- Plain Polite
- 支えました
- Negative
- 支えなかった
- Negative Polite
- 支えませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 支えて
- Plain Polite
- 支えまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 支えられる
- Plain Polite
- 支えられます
- Negative
- 支えられない
- Negative Polite
- 支えられません
Related Kanji
支
JLPT 3
4 strokes
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
On'Yomi: シ
Kun'Yomi: ささ.える, つか.える, か.う