撑

Meaning

Kanji 撑

brace

brace, prop up, support

Stroke Order

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Unicode code: U+6491

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
あ.くささ.える
Onyomi 音読み
チョウトウ
Nanori 名乗り
-
Jōyō
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JLPT
-
Frequency
-
Strokes
15
Radical
-
Components
-
Kanji Kentei
-
Similar Kanji
掌 • 幥 • 礃 • 罉 • 鐣

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

倒れそうな柱を棒で撑えた。

The pillar that was about to fall was propped up with a pole.

棚の下を木で撑えておいた。

The underside of the shelf was braced with wood.

老人は長いさおで舟を撑した。

The old man propelled the boat with a long pole.

食べすぎて腹が撑った。

I ate too much and my stomach felt full.

宴会のあとで彼は撑って動けなかった。

After the banquet, he was so full that he could not move.