後援|こうえんkouen[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbsupport; backing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 後援する（こうえんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 後援します（こうえんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 後援しない（こうえんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 後援しません（こうえんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 後援せず・後援せぬ（こうえんせず・こうえんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 後援した（こうえんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 後援しました（こうえんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 後援しなかった（こうえんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 後援しませんでした（こうえんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 後援して（こうえんして） |
| Potential | 後援できる（こうえんできる） |
| Passive | 後援される（こうえんされる） |
| Causative | 後援させる（こうえんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 後援させられる（こうえんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 後援すれば（こうえんすれば） |
| tara | 後援したら（こうえんしたら） |
| Volitional | 後援しよう（こうえんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 後援しましょう（こうえんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 後援しろ（こうえんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym支持しじNeutralNeutral. Backs opinions, parties or people, as in 「支持率」; 「後援」 stresses backing or sponsorship from behind, as a patron.
- Synonym後ろ盾うしろだてCasualColloquial. A backer or patron who props you up behind the scenes; 「後援」 is organized backing or sponsorship rather than a personal power broker.
- Synonym後押しあとおしNeutralNeutral, common in speech. A push from behind, literal or figurative; 「後援」 leans toward formal sponsorship.
- Synonym支援しえんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Hands-on aid in money, goods or manpower; 「後援」 stresses standing behind someone as a backer.
- Synonym応援おうえんNeutralNeutral. Cheering and rooting for someone, or helping them out; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- SynonymサポートCasualColloquial loanword. Everyday support, including technical support; 「後援」 is more formal.
- SynonymバックアップCasualColloquial loanword. Backing or covering someone, also data backup; 「後援」 leans to formal sponsorship.
- Synonym援助えんじょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Helping people or groups in need — money, goods or skills all count; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Synonym協賛きょうさんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Corporate sponsorship of an event; 「後援」 is often lending one's name, by bodies, groups or individuals.
- Synonym肩入れかたいれCasualColloquial. Strongly favoring or rooting for one side; 「後援」 leans toward organized support.
- Synonym賛助さんじょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Sponsorship or patronage of a cause; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Synonym助力じょりょくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Lending a hand to someone's work or activity; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Synonym力添えちからぞえCasualColloquial but polite. A courteous way of offering to help out; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Synonym援護えんごWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covering and shielding someone, originally from attack; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Related補助ほじょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Subsidies or auxiliary help filling a shortfall; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Related加担かたんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Taking part on one side, often with a whiff of complicity in wrongdoing; 「後援」 is neutral backing.
- Related扶助ふじょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Supporting people who struggle to make a living; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Related賛成さんせいNeutralNeutral. Agreeing with an opinion or proposal; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Related助成じょせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Funding research or ventures, usually by public bodies; 「後援」 is not limited to money.
- Related擁護ようごWrittenWritten/formal prose. Defending or advocating, as in 「人権擁護」; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Related味方みかたCasualColloquial. An ally, or standing on someone's side; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Related支えささえNeutralNeutral. The prop or mainstay you rely on; 「後援」 stresses backing from behind.
- Related幇助ほうじょWrittenWritten/formal prose, legal. Aiding and abetting a crime; differs in nature from ordinary 「後援」.
- Related尻押ししりおしCasualColloquial. A push from behind, or egging someone on — can shade into instigation, unlike neutral 「後援」.
- Antonym妨害ぼうがいWrittenAntonym, written/formal prose. Obstructing or interfering with what someone does — the opposite of 「後援」's backing.
- Antonym反対はんたいNeutralAntonym, neutral. Being against a plan or opinion — the direct opposite of backing it.
- Antonym敵対てきたいWrittenAntonym, written/formal prose. Treating someone as an enemy and turning against them — the opposite of 「後援」.
Use 「後援」 for backing or sponsorship from behind, in name or in fact, as in 「後援会」 or 「文部科学省後援」. For backing opinions or parties say 「支持」; for hands-on aid 「支援」 or 「援助」; for corporate sponsorship of an event 「協賛」; for a personal backer 「後ろ盾」; for cheering 「応援」. 「サポート」 and 「バックアップ」 suit casual or technical talk. Antonyms: 「反対」, 「妨害」, 「敵対」.
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