# 援 — Aid

Frequency rank 865 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 遣 (Dispatch), less common than 怖 (Scary).

- On’yomi: えん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Fingers on the left reach for a football on the right — your fingers stretch out to catch the football, offering aid to your teammate with a perfect assist.

In words:

- 援助 えんじょ — assistance,aid,support
- 応援 おうえん — aid,assistance,help,reinforcement
- 救援 きゅうえん — relief;rescue;reinforcement

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