Memory phrase for the Kanji: 支

支

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Meaning support, sustain, hold, branch(office)

Pronunciation

SHI
sasaeru

Explanation

Top: branch 十, below: hand 又

Mnemonic
 
A branch in the hand as support (of the branch office).

Radicals

支 branch (of a tree)The bottom shows one of the variants of “hand 又”, which holds a branch or twig 十.
十 ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
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 Vocabulary

支える ささえる  to support
収支 しゅうし  income and expenditure
支店 してん  branch store (office)
支柱 しちゅう  support structure
支度 したく  preparation
差し支え さしつかえ  hindrance, impediment
差し支える さしつかえる  to interfere, to hinder, to become impeded
支出 ししゅつ  expenditure, expenses
支払 しはらい  payment

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