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Kun readingささ.える、つか.える、か.う Meanings
彼はつえで体を支えた。He supported himself with a stick.tatoeba 桁：柱の上に渡して梁を支える木材。Keta (crossbeam): a long piece of wood to lay on the pillars for supporting a beam.wiki
- to support
- to prop
- to sustain
- to underlay
- to hold up
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ⓘten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 768
On Reading Examples
小切手はＡＢＣ社あてに支払われるように振り出してください。しはらう Checks should be made payable to the ABC Company.tatoebaKun Reading Examples
His salary is too low to support his family.tatoeba 日本は大都市の勤勉なサラリーマンによって支えられている経済だ。ささえる Japan has an economy that is supported by hard-working company employees in big cities.tatoebaAdditional Examples
He supplied food and money to them.tatoeba 彼は長く製鉄業を支配したが、完全な独占には至らなかった。 Though he long dominated the steel industry, he never achieved a complete monopoly.tatoeba彼は誰か支持してくれる人がいないとその職につけないだろう。 He will not get the job without someone to back him up.tatoebaHe demanded payment of the debt.tatoeba Both are dressed for traveling.wiki He asked Kame-emon to gather his men and prepared for the quarrel.wiki It sits on a white lotus throne supported by seven lions.wiki No kubungen should be supplied to a person of five years old or younger.wiki provision of executive allowance for temples and shrines in Kyoto,wiki 6) Extrabudgetary expenditureswiki The new residence in Gofukubashi was also paid for by the Uesugi family.wiki Nanto Bank Tegai Branchwiki Kyoto Bank Mineyama Branchwiki Bugyo, a magistrate of shogunate administrators became the ruler of Fushimi.wiki Established Control of the Sengoku Period Daimyowiki Payment is directly subtracted from the user's account in a financial institution.wiki To carry out the diversion construction at the public expense and pay the wages without any delay.wiki Practice Writing
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