Japanese Kanji
支shi
branch · support · sustain
Grade 5 · JLPT N2 · 4 strokes
Branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65).
支 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 4 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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