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肩入れ (かたいれ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
support ; backing ; patronage
Refers to actively supporting a person, group, or cause, often with a nuance of partiality or taking sides. Commonly used with する to mean 'to support' or 'to back'.
あの
政せい
治じ
家か
は
特とく
定てい
の
企き
業ぎょう
に
肩かた
入い
れ
し
て
いる
と
言い
わ
れ
て
いる
。
That politician is said to be backing a particular company.
Similar words 支し 援えん 支援 is a more formal, neutral term for support or aid, without the nuance of partiality or taking sides that 肩入れ carries.
ひいき ひいき implies favoritism or patronage, often in a personal or commercial context, while 肩入れ focuses more on active backing or support, sometimes in a conflict or competition.
Etymology Compound of 肩 (kata, 'shoulder') and 入れ (ire, 'putting in'), from the verb 入れる (ireru). The image is of putting one's shoulder into something, i.e., lending physical support, which extended to figurative support or backing.
