How to say "support" in Japanese

• 支援しえんCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbSupport as active aid or backing for people, regions or causes in need — the word for things like disaster relief or supporting a project.
  私わたしたちは支援しえんを訴うったえた。↗

  We made an appeal for support.
• サポートCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe loanword, used for support as a service — technical and customer support — and in everyday speech for helping or backing someone up.
  彼かれはあなたをすすんでサポートします。↗

  He is voluntarily supporting you.
• 支えるささえるJLPT N3approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbA verb meaning to hold something up — propping a structure physically, or figuratively sustaining something, as in supporting a family or the economy.
  このくらいの収穫量しゅうかくりょうでは、そこの経済けいざいを支ささえるのに十分じゅうぶんではありません。↗

  That amount of crops isn't enough to support their economy.
• 支持しじJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbSupport as approval or endorsement rather than hands-on aid: backing a politician, policy or opinion — the sense behind approval ratings and public opinion polls.
  我々われわれはこぞって君きみを支持しじする。↗

  We are solidly behind you.
• 補助ほじょJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbFor 'support' in the general sense this is seldom the word you want: it really means supplementary or auxiliary assistance, help that backs up something primary, as with subsidies.
  その飛行機ひこうきは補助ほじょロケットを使つかって離陸りりくした。↗

  The airplane used a rocket motor to assist with takeoff.

Choose 支援 for aiding people or causes in need, 「サポート」 for technical or everyday helping, 「支える」 as the verb for propping up or sustaining, 支持 for approving or backing people and ideas, 補助 for supplementary assistance.

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• 支援しえんsupport
• サポートsupport
• 支えるささえるto support
• 支持しじsupport
• 補助ほじょassistance
• 養うやしなうto support
• 援護えんごsupport
• 扶養ふようsupport (e.g. of one's dependents)
• 裏付けるうらづけるto support (a theory, claim, etc.)
• 裏付けうらづけsupport (e.g. for an argument)
• 後援こうえんsupport
• 協賛きょうさんsupport
• 加担かたんsupport
• バックアップbacking (an initiative, candidate, etc.)
• 賛成さんせいapproval
• 援助えんじょassistance
• 後押しあとおしpushing
• 支柱しちゅうprop
• 擁護ようごprotection
• 突っ張りつっぱりprop
• 台だいstand
• 肩入れかたいれsupport
• 賛助さんじょsupport
• 後ろ盾うしろだてbacking
• バックボーン(emotional) backbone
• 助力じょりょくassistance
• 護持ごじdefend and maintain
• 来援らいえんassistance
• 応援おうえんaid
• 協力きょうりょくcooperation
• 助けたすけassistance
• 声援せいえん(shout of) encouragement
• 扶助ふじょaid
• 推すおすto recommend
• ご協力ごきょうりょくcooperation
• 支えささえsupport
• サポsupport
• 下支えしたざさえsupport
• 守り立てるもりたてるto support
• 支承ししょうsupport
• 支うかうto support
• 担持たんじsupport (e.g. of an element acting as a catalyst)
• 肩を入れるかたをいれるto support
• 幇助ほうじょassistance
• つっかいprop
• 給養きゅうようmaintaining (e.g. a family)
• 肩を持つかたをもつto side with (someone)
• 扶翼ふよくhelp
• つっかい棒つっかいぼうprop
• 口を添えるくちをそえるto put in a word for
• つっかえ棒つっかえぼうprop
• 救いの手すくいのてhelping hand
• 支保工しほこう(mine) timbering
• 与するくみするto take part in
• テコ入れてこいれshoring up (a company, industry, etc.)
• 賛するさんするto approve
• エールを送るエールをおくるto give a shout (of encouragement)
• 受け木うけぎ(wooden) support
• 助けるたすけるto support (financially)
• 歯はsupport (of a geta)
• 耐えるたえるto support
• 柱はしらsupport
• バックbacking
• 過ごすすごすto take care of
• 背景はいけいbacking
• 厄介やっかいcare
• 食わすくわすto support (e.g. a family)
• 地盤じばんconstituency
• 裏打ちうらうちbacking up (e.g. a theory)
• 屋台骨やたいぼねmainstay
• 引き立てるひきたてるto support
• 拠り所よりどころsupport
• ステイstay
• 引き立てひきたてsupport
• 扶植ふしょくsupport
• 食わせるくわせるto support (e.g. a family)
• 添え木そえぎsplice
• 力ちからsupport
• 対応たいおうcompatibility (with technology, software, etc.)
• 固めるかためるto fortify
• 突っ張るつっぱるto prop up (e.g. with a post)
• かけるto take a seat
• 擁するようするto support
• フォローbacking-up