支える

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
支
ささ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "支える"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
支える ささえる [sàsáérú]
Imperative (命令形) 支えろ ささえろ [sàsáéró]
Key constructions
Passive 支えられる ささえられる [sàsáérárérú]
Causative 支えさせる ささえさせる [sàsáésásérú]
Potential 支えられる ささえられる [sàsáérárérú]
Volitional 支えよう ささえよ​ー [sàsáéyóꜜò]
Negative 支えない ささえない [sàsáénáí]
Negative perfective 支えなかった ささえな​かった [sàsáénáꜜkàttà]
Formal 支えます ささえま​す [sàsáémáꜜsù]
Perfective 支えた ささえた [sàsáétá]
Conjunctive 支えて ささえて [sàsáété]
Hypothetical conditional 支えれば ささえれ​ば [sàsáéréꜜbà]

Verb

支(ささ)える • (sasaeru) ←ささへる (sasaferu)?transitive ichidan (stem 支(ささ)え (sasae), past 支(ささ)えた (sasaeta))

  1. support
    チームの屋(や)台(だい)骨(ぼね)を支(ささ)える
    chīmu no yadaibone o sasaeru
    to support the foundation of the team
  2. hold in check
  3. provide for, maintain, support
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
支
つか
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
閊える
痞える

Pronunciation

Verb

支(つか)える • (tsukaeru) ←つかへる (tukaferu)?intransitive ichidan (stem 支(つか)え (tsukae), past 支(つか)えた (tsukaeta))

  1. get stuck, get jammed
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
支
さ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
障える

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さえ​る [sàéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [sa̠e̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

支(さ)える • (saeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 支(さ)え (sae), past 支(さ)えた (saeta))

  1. interfere with, obstruct
Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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