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    3. 支う

    支う

    支かう​

    to support

    NTVerb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab6 strokes

    かう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to support, to prop up

    Stroke 0 / 6

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    支
    ささ.える・つか.える・か.う…(1)
    branch・support・sustain・branch radical (no. 65)
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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