増援|ぞうえんzouen[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbreinforcement (e.g. of troops)
    これ以上いじょうここでもたついてると、後うしろの第だい二に関門かんもんからも増援ぞうえんが来きて、挟撃きょうげきされるかも知しれねーんだぜ。↗
    If we hang around here any longer, there could be reinforcements coming from the second gate to take us in a pincer movement!
Conjugation
Dictionary form増援する(ぞうえんする)
Polite (masu)増援します(ぞうえんします)
Negative (nai)増援しない(ぞうえんしない)
polite (masen)増援しません(ぞうえんしません)
classical zu / nu増援せず・増援せぬ(ぞうえんせず・ぞうえんせぬ)
Past (ta)増援した(ぞうえんした)
polite (mashita)増援しました(ぞうえんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)増援しなかった(ぞうえんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)増援しませんでした(ぞうえんしませんでした)
Te form増援して(ぞうえんして)
Potential増援できる(ぞうえんできる)
Passive増援される(ぞうえんされる)
Causative増援させる(ぞうえんさせる)
Causative passive増援させられる(ぞうえんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)増援すれば(ぞうえんすれば)
tara増援したら(ぞうえんしたら)
Volitional増援しよう(ぞうえんしよう)
polite (mashou)増援しましょう(ぞうえんしましょう)
Imperative増援しろ(ぞうえんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related支援しえんNeutralNeutral, broad word for support or aid; does not necessarily mean sending extra people, while 「増援」 specifically means reinforcing with troops or staff.
  • Related援助えんじょNeutralNeutral word for aiding with money, goods, manpower or technology; centers on helping those in trouble, not on sending extra personnel.
  • Related加勢かせいCasualColloquial: stepping in to help, joining one side; an everyday word for backing someone up rather than dispatching extra troops.
  • RelatedサポートNeutralNeutral loanword for support or help, common in daily life, sports and business; never used for dispatching troops.
  • Antonym撤退てったいNeutralAntonym: withdrawal or evacuation, the opposite of 「増援」 sending in extra troops.
  • Antonym減員げんいんNeutralAntonym: reducing personnel or staff, the opposite of 「増援」 adding personnel.

Use 「増援」 for sending extra personnel or troops to reinforce, as in 「増援部隊」「増援を送る」. For support in general say 「支援」, for aid in money or goods 「援助」, for joining in to help 「加勢」; the antonyms are 「撤退」 and 「減員」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 人員じんいんを増ふやして援助えんじょすること。
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