サポートsapooto
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbsupport
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | サポートする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | サポートします |
| Negative (nai) | サポートしない |
| polite (masen) | サポートしません |
| classical zu / nu | サポートせず・サポートせぬ |
| Past (ta) | サポートした |
| polite (mashita) | サポートしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | サポートしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | サポートしませんでした |
| Te form | サポートして |
| Potential | サポートできる |
| Passive | サポートされる |
| Causative | サポートさせる |
| Causative passive | サポートさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | サポートすれば |
| tara | サポートしたら |
| Volitional | サポートしよう |
| polite (mashou) | サポートしましょう |
| Imperative | サポートしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym支援しえんNeutralLending a hand, often by organizations to disaster zones or businesses, as in 「被災地支援」; unlike サポート, which also covers after-sales technical service.
- Synonym援助えんじょWrittenGiving money or goods to people or groups in trouble, as in 「資金援助」; サポート is broader and also covers everyday assistance.
- Synonym後援こうえんWrittenBacking from behind—money, effort, or just lending one's name, as in 「新聞社後援」; more formal than サポート.
- Synonym援護えんごWrittenHelping while protecting, including military cover as in 「援護射撃」; サポート is a general, more everyday word for support and assistance.
- Synonym支持しじWrittenEndorsing and backing a person or idea, as in 「内閣支持率」; can also mean holding something up. サポート leans toward actually lending a hand.
- Synonym補助ほじょWrittenSupplementing what is lacking; also subsidies, as in 「補助金」「補助輪」. サポート is not limited to filling a shortfall.
- Synonym後ろ盾うしろだてNeutralA backer—person or power—standing behind you, as in 「有力な後ろ盾」; サポート refers to the act of assisting itself.
- Synonym後押しあとおしNeutralPushing from behind, or encouraging and boosting someone into action, as in 「決断を後押しする」; サポート suggests steadier, ongoing assistance.
- Synonym加勢かせいWrittenJoining one side to help out, as in 「味方に加勢する」; サポート does not imply taking sides.
- Synonym応援おうえんNeutralCheering people on, or sending extra hands, as in 「試合の応援」; サポート is hands-on assistance rather than rooting.
- Synonym助成じょせいWrittenFunding projects or research, mainly financially, as in 「研究助成」「助成金」; サポート is not limited to the financial side.
- Synonym協賛きょうさんWrittenEndorsing an event and helping or sponsoring it, as in 「協賛企業」; mostly used for events. サポート is more general.
- Synonym助けたすけNeutralHelp or rescue, also a helper, as in 「助けを求める」; often used when calling for help in a crisis. サポート suggests ongoing assistance.
- Synonymお手伝いおてつだいNeutralHelping with tasks, mostly everyday chores like 「家事のお手伝い」; also means a maid. サポート covers a wider range.
- Synonym介助かいじょWrittenAssisting sick, elderly, or disabled people with daily actions, as in 「食事介助」; サポート is not limited to caregiving.
- Synonym賛助さんじょWrittenBacking a cause whose aims you approve of, as in 「賛助会員」; fairly formal. サポート is more general and works for everyday help too.
- Synonym助力じょりょくWrittenAdding your effort to someone's work or activity, as in 「助力を惜しまない」; close to サポート in meaning but more formal.
- Synonym助け舟たすけぶねNeutralA timely rescue when someone is stuck, as in 「助け舟を出す」; サポート suggests ongoing assistance, not just a one-off save.
- Synonym力添えちからぞえNeutralGiving help; often phrased as the polite 「お力添え」 when asking or thanking. サポート carries no such courteous flavor.
- Synonym介添えかいぞえWrittenAttending to and caring for someone at their side; also the person doing so, such as a bridesmaid. サポート is not limited to staying at one's side.
- Synonym支えるささえるNeutralA verb: holding something up so it does not fall, or sustaining, as in 「家族を支える」. サポート works as a noun or suru-verb.
- Synonym肩入れかたいれNeutralTaking a side and specially championing it, as in 「新人に肩入れする」; サポート carries no hint of favoritism.
- Synonym扶助ふじょWrittenAid, especially financial support for people unable to support themselves, as in 「公的扶助」「相互扶助」; more formal than サポート.
- Synonym支えささえNeutralA prop or mainstay, including emotional support as in 「心の支え」「一家の支え」; サポート points to the act of assisting.
- Synonym助太刀すけだちNeutralOriginally drawing a blade to back someone in a duel; now help in general. It has a chivalric, dramatic flavor サポート lacks.
- Related増援ぞうえんWrittenReinforcing by adding personnel, mainly military or rescue contexts, as in 「増援部隊」; サポート does not imply adding manpower.
- Antonym妨害ぼうがいWrittenObstructing what someone is trying to do, as in 「営業妨害」; the opposite of サポート in that it hinders rather than helps.
- Antonym反対はんたいNeutralOpposition or resistance; opposite to サポート in the support-versus-oppose sense, as in 「計画に反対する」.
Default to 「サポート」 for helping, backing, or after-sales service. Use 「支援」 for institutional aid to disaster areas or companies, 「援助」 for money-and-goods relief, and 「支持」 for endorsing a person or idea. 「応援」 is cheering on, 「補助」 subsidies, 「介助」 care settings, 「後ろ盾」 a backer. The opposite of helping is 「妨害」; opposing a plan is 「反対」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


