to support, to prop up

Kanji in this word

• 支 branch, support

Example sentences

• 私わたしたちの体重たいじゅうを支ささえるだけの厚あつさが氷こおりにはないんです。

  Watashitachi no taijuu o sasaeru dake no atsu sa ga koori ni wa nai n desu.

  The ice isn't thick enough to hold our weight.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Related words · share a kanji

• 支度 preparation, arrangements
• 支払う to pay
• 支店 branch store
• 支払い payment
• 収支 income and expenditure
• 支援 support, aid