kanjisense

arm; branch; support; sustain

  • primary grade 5
  • Jōyō
  • □ character + ○ component
  • sound mark

components

ten "needle"
also "grabbing hand"
Japanese on'yomi
シ shi
Mandarin Chinese
not available
Cantonese
not available
Korean
not available
Vietnamese
not available
more
Japanese kun'yomi
ささえるsasaeru
・つかえるtsukaeru
・かうkau

used as a component in:

  • bough 
    シ tśï
  • skill 
    ギ gïˬ
  • drum 
    コ koˬ
  • stretch 
    ギ kï
  • branch off 
    キ gyï
  • deed 
    キ tśïˎ
  • limb 
    シ tśï
  • (insect) wings 
    シ śïˎ