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援

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 865 / 2,608

Aid

On’yomi
えん
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)

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

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

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,supportN3
応援 おうえん aid,assistance,help,reinforcementN2
救援 きゅうえん relief;rescue;reinforcementN1

援 is rank 865 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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