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後援 (こうえん, kouen) Japanese meaning: support | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 後援する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 後こう 援えん する 後こう 援えん しない Polite 後こう 援えん します 後こう 援えん しません Past polite 後こう 援えん しました 後こう 援えん しませんでした Past 後こう 援えん した 後こう 援えん しなかった Te-form 後こう 援えん して 後こう 援えん しないで Desire 後こう 援えん したい 後こう 援えん したくない Potential 後こう 援えん できる 後こう 援えん できない Passive 後こう 援えん される 後こう 援えん されない Causative 後こう 援えん させる 後こう 援えん させない Causative passive 後こう 援えん させられる 後こう 援えん させられない Volitional 後こう 援えん しよう Polite volitional 後こう 援えん しましょう Imperative 後こう 援えん しろ 後こう 援えん するな Conditional 後こう 援えん すれば 後こう 援えん しなければ Tara conditional 後こう 援えん したら 後こう 援えん しなかったら
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This event is supported by local businesses.
He was backed by influential figures in the mayoral election.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 〈 事こと 〉 を 後こう 援えん する for someone/an organization to sponsor or back something
The city sponsors the music festival.
〈 事こと 〉 の 後こう 援えん を 得え る to obtain backing/sponsorship for something
With the backing of a famous company, the project was realized.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 後こう 援えん で under the sponsorship of someone/an organization
This exhibition is held under the sponsorship of the city.
Related words· 11 協賛 specifically means financial/co-sponsorship of an event (often alongside 後援 in event credits), while 後援 covers broader organizational or moral backing.
支援 is the general word for direct assistance or aid, while 後援 stresses formal sponsorship or patronage, often from an organization behind the scenes.
応援 means cheering on or rooting for someone in a personal or sporting sense, whereas 後援 is formal institutional backing of an event or cause.
援助 usually refers to material or financial aid given directly to a person or country in need, while 後援 is sponsorship of an event, project, or campaign.
Show 7 more 後援 is formal backing given to an organization, event, or cause, while 後ろ盾 usually refers to a powerful individual or entity personally protecting someone.
後援 refers to organizational or financial backing of an event or group, whereas 贔屓 (patron sense) is a more personal relationship of support for an individual or shop.
後援 is formal sponsorship or official backing (often listed as an event's sponsor), whereas 後押し is broader and can describe any encouraging or enabling support.
Don't confuse with 講演 (a lecture or talk) is pronounced identically to 後援 (sponsorship) but refers to a completely different concept, so context or kanji is essential.
公演 (a public performance, like theater or concert) shares the same pronunciation as 後援 (sponsorship) but means something entirely different.
Etymology Compound of 後 (behind, after) and 援 (help, aid), literally 'support from behind'. The kanji combination is a standard Sino-Japanese word.
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後援 refers to sponsorship or backing of an event, but 賛助 more strongly implies that the supporter also agrees with and endorses the cause.
後援する is a formal word for sponsoring or backing an event or person, while 引き立てる carries a more personal, patronizing nuance of nurturing someone's talent.
後援 refers to sponsoring or backing an event or person financially or organizationally, while 擁立 focuses specifically on backing someone into a leadership or candidate role.
後援 refers to formal sponsorship or organizational backing (e.g. of an event), while 支持 is broader and covers personal or political endorsement too.
