Hana no Nihongo

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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?

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