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					Grade 5 -                支 
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			| branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65) Kun: ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う
 On: シ
 4 strokes
 Radical: branch 支
 Parts: 十 又 支
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			| Onyomi |  
			| 支 【シ】 China 支援 【シエン】 support, backing, aid, assistance
 気管支 【キカンシ】 bronchial tube
 干支 【エト】 sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 
			elements in the traditional Chinese calendar), 12-year Chinese 
			zodiac
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			| Kunyomi |  
			| 支える 【ささえる】 to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, 
			to defend, to hold at bay, to stem, to check 支う 【かう】 to support, to prop up
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