サポートsapooto

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsupport
    彼かれはあなたをすすんでサポートします。↗
    He is voluntarily supporting you.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 支持しじ、後援こうえん。
  2. 支持しじする、援助えんじょする。
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