支持|しじshiji[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsupport; backing; endorsement; approval
   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.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpropping up; holding up; support

• Synonym後援こうえんNeutralBacking or sponsorship given from behind the scenes, as in 「後援会」; 「支持」 stresses endorsing a person or cause.
• Synonym後押しあとおしNeutralA push from behind to help something along; common in speech, while 「支持」 is the more formal choice.
• Synonym後ろ盾うしろだてNeutralA backer or patron who shields and supports you from behind; 「支持」 is the attitude of endorsing.
• Synonym支援しえんNeutralMaterial or manpower aid to help someone out; 「支持」 is about the attitude of endorsement.
• Synonym応援おうえんNeutralCheering on, rooting for, or sending reinforcements; 「支持」 is endorsement in political or ideological matters.
• Synonym賛成さんせいNeutralAgreeing with an opinion or proposal; 「支持」 means endorsing a person, party, or cause, and covers proposals and policies too.
• Synonym加担かたんNeutralTaking sides with one party, often with a negative shade like abetting wrongdoing; 「支持」 is more neutral.
• Synonym賛助さんじょWrittenWritten style: sponsoring or funding an activity whose cause you approve of; 「支持」 is endorsement.
• Synonym肩入れかたいれNeutralStrongly favoring or championing one particular side; 「支持」 is more neutral.
• SynonymサポートNeutralLoanword for assistance and after-sales or technical support; 「支持」 leans toward political or ideological endorsement.
• Synonym協賛きょうさんWrittenWritten style: approving a project and cooperating in or sponsoring it, as in 「協賛企業」; 「支持」 is endorsement.
• SynonymバックアップNeutralLoanword for backing someone up from behind, covering a teammate, or a data backup; 「支持」 leans political.
• Synonym支えるささえるNeutralThe verb for propping something up or holding it steady; 「支持」 can also be used as 「支持する」, mainly for endorsement, with a physical sense too.
• Synonym支えささえNeutralA noun for something that props you up physically or an emotional mainstay; 「支持」 is about endorsement.
• Synonym尻押ししりおしNeutralA push from behind, or backing and egging someone on behind the scenes; 「支持」 is the attitude of endorsement.
• Related援助えんじょNeutralHelping people or groups in need — financial, technical, or legal; 「支持」 stresses endorsement.
• Related補助ほじょNeutralSubsidizing or supplementing, as in 「補助金」; 「支持」 is about endorsement.
• Related扶助ふじょWrittenWritten style: aiding the livelihood of people in need; 「支持」 is about endorsement.
• Related助力じょりょくWrittenWritten style: lending a hand to someone's work or activity; 「支持」 stresses endorsement.
• Related助成じょせいWrittenWritten style: funding a project, typically grants from government bodies or foundations, as in 「研究助成」; 「支持」 is endorsement.
• Related幇助ほうじょWrittenWritten and legal: aiding, chiefly helping someone commit a crime; 「支持」 is neutral.
• Antonym反対はんたいNeutralAntonym: opposing or being against, as in 「反対票」 — the opposite of endorsing with 「支持」.
• Antonym拒否きょひNeutralAntonym: refusing or rejecting a request or decision — the opposite of 「支持」 as approval.

Use 「支持」 for endorsing a person, party, or idea, as in 「支持率」. Say 「後援」 for sponsorship, 「支援」 for material or manpower aid, 「応援」 for cheering on, 「賛成」 for approving a proposal, 「サポート」 for after-sales support, and 「反対」 for opposition. For a push from behind use 「後押し」; for a backer, 「後ろ盾」; for helping those in need, 「援助」; for subsidies, 「補助」 or 「助成」; for favoring one side, 「肩入れ」; for backup, 「バックアップ」; and for written prose, 「賛助」「助力」「協賛」 and the like.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 支ささえること。
2. ある人物じんぶつや物事ものごとや思想しそうなどに同感どうかんし、後援こうえんすること。