支
Let’s learn Japanese kanji 支!
今回の漢字は『支』です。
十二支 - じゅうにし 12 Earthly Branches (12 Chinese Zodiac signs)
支える - ささえる to support, to prop, to hold up
柱で支える - はしらでささえる to support, to prop with a pillar
支えられて歩く - ささえられてあるく to walk with the help of the support
支援（する） - しえん（する） support, backing; aid
支援を求める - しえんをもとめる to seek support; to ask for help
緊急支援を受ける - きんきゅうしえんをうける to receive emergency support; to receive help from the emergency relief fund
※ 十干 - じっかん 10 Heavenly Stems
※ 五行思想 - ごぎょうしそう 5 elements/ 5 phases
※ 六十干支 - ろくじゅうかんし Sexagenary Cycle
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P.S. Did you know that during the Heian Period 平安時代 there was a special institution called Bureau of Divination 陰陽局 whose employees, the Onmyōji 陰陽師, were trained in the complicated works of Chinese astronomy, ways of Yin and Yang, and magic?
