支 Kanji – branch
The Japanese kanji 支 can mean branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65).
Meaning and Readings
How is 支 read?
支 has the onyomi reading シ and the kunyomi readings ささえる, つかえる, かう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shi, sasaeru, tsukaeru, kau.
Common Japanese Words Using 支
These common Japanese words contain 支. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 印度支那（インドシナ） — Indochina
- 切支丹（キリシタン） — Christianity (in feudal Japan), Christian
- 気管支（きかんし） — bronchus, bronchial tube
- 差し支える（さしつかえる） — to interfere (with), to hinder, to be hindered (from doing), to become impeded, to have difficulty, to suffer inconvenience
- 支える（ささえる） — to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend
- 支援（しえん） — support, backing, aid, assistance
- 支給（しきゅう） — provision, supply, payment, allowance, grant
- 支局（しきょく） — branch office
- 支持（しじ） — support, backing, endorsement, approval
- 支社（ししゃ） — branch office