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    3. 要支援

    要支援

    要よう支し援えん

    requiring assistance (categ. of elderly person's support needs)

    NTNounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab25 strokes

    ようしえん

    Noun

    1.
    requiring assistance (categ. of elderly person's support needs)

    Stroke 0 / 25

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    要
    い.る・かなめ…(2)
    need・main point・essence・pivot・key to
    支
    ささ.える・つか.える・か.う…(1)
    branch・support・sustain・branch radical (no. 65)
    援
    abet・help・save
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