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支 — kanji meaning “branch”

branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)

Meanings
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
4
School grade
5
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#159 of 2,500
Classical radical
65
Chinese reading
zhī — Chinese character page

Words with 支

WordReadingMeaning
しはらい shiharaipayment
しえん shiensupport; backing; aid
しじ shijisupport; backing; endorsement
しはい shihairule; domination; control
してん shitenbranch office; branch store
しはらう shiharauto pay
ししゅつ shishutsuexpenditure; disbursement; expenses
しきょく shikyokubranch office
しゅうし shuushiincome and expenditure
したく shitakupreparation; arrangements
ししゃ shishabranch office
しぶ shibubranch; branch office; subdivision

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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