aid / assist
N2- Onyomi
- エン
- Stroke count
- 12
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 援 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture an open hand with the character resting in the palm, put 援 inside it, and let that scene stand for "aid" — aid / assist. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 12
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は12画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 12 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
救援
kyuuen
relief
支援
shien
support
援助
enjo
assistance
応援
ouen
cheering
応援する
ouensuru
to do cheering
援助する
enjosuru
to do assistance
Example sentences (6)
被災地に救援物資が届きました。
ひさいち に きゅうえん ぶっし が とどきました。
hisaichi ni kyuuen busshi ga todokimashita.
Relief supplies arrived in the disaster area.
各地から集まった救援の物資が、順次届けられています。
かくち から あつまった きゅうえん の ぶっし が、じゅんじ とどけられています。
kakuchi kara atsumatta kyuuen no busshi ga, junji todokerareteimasu.
Relief supplies gathered from around the country are being delivered in turn.
会社が日本語の勉強を支援してくれます。
かいしゃ が にほんご の べんきょう を しえん して くれます。
kaisha ga nihongo no benkyou o shien shite kuremasu.
My company supports my Japanese studies.
外国人が働きやすいよう、生活面の支援にも力を入れています。
がいこくじん が はたらきやすい よう、せいかつめん の しえん に も ちから を いれています。
gaikokujin ga hatarakiyasui you, seikatsumen no shien ni mo chikara o ireteimasu.
So that foreign staff can work more easily, we are also putting effort into support for daily life.
政府が中小企業を援助しています。
せいふ が ちゅうしょう きぎょう を えんじょ しています。
seifu ga chuushou kigyou o enjo shiteimasu.
The government assists small and medium businesses.
援助を受ける側の気持ちにも配慮する必要があります。
えんじょ を うける がわ の きもち に も はいりょ する ひつよう が あります。
enjo o ukeru gawa no kimochi ni mo hairyo suru hitsuyou ga arimasu.
You also need to be considerate of how the side receiving the aid feels.