Word · 単語
支える
Reading ささえる
to support
- 1 to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend
- 2 to hold at bay, to stem, to check
N3
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
彼女が一家を支えている。
She supports her family.
sense 1 · to support
なんとかそこで支えよ。入市を許すな。
Hold them there! Don't let them into the city!
sense 2 · to hold at bay
梁が屋根をささえている。
Beams bear the weight of the roof.
sense 1 · to support
彼女を支えているのは自尊心です。
It's pride that drives her.
sense 1 · to support
これらの柱が舞台を支えています。
These pillars support the stage.
sense 1 · to support