Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 応援する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 応おう 援えん する 応おう 援えん しない Polite 応おう 援えん します 応おう 援えん しません Past polite 応おう 援えん しました 応おう 援えん しませんでした Past 応おう 援えん した 応おう 援えん しなかった Te-form 応おう 援えん して 応おう 援えん しないで Desire 応おう 援えん したい 応おう 援えん したくない Potential 応おう 援えん できる 応おう 援えん できない Passive 応おう 援えん される 応おう 援えん されない Causative 応おう 援えん させる 応おう 援えん させない Causative passive 応おう 援えん させられる 応おう 援えん させられない Volitional 応おう 援えん しよう Polite volitional 応おう 援えん しましょう Imperative 応おう 援えん しろ 応おう 援えん するな Conditional 応おう 援えん すれば 応おう 援えん しなければ Tara conditional 応おう 援えん したら 応おう 援えん しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 応おう 援えん する to cheer for/support someone
I'm cheering for the Japanese team.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 応おう 援えん を 頼たの む to ask someone for help/reinforcement
I was busy, so I asked a friend for help.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 応おう 援えん に 行い く to go somewhere to help/reinforce
I went to help out at a shop that was short-staffed.
応おう 援えん を 送おく る to send one's support/encouragement
I'm sending my support even from far away.
Related words· 13 支援 is formal and typically institutional or financial aid, while 応援 covers both practical help and emotional cheering.
声援 refers specifically to cheering with one's voice, whereas 応援 is the broader term that also covers vocal cheering as one of its senses.
加勢 means lending a hand in a fight, contest, or dispute, a narrower and more combative sense than the general helping meaning of 応援 .
応援 is the broad, everyday word for supporting or cheering someone on, while チア is limited to cheerleading-style chants or the sport of cheerleading itself.
Show 9 more Show fewer 応援 is the general word for cheering on or supporting someone, while エール refers specifically to a shouted cheer or yell exchanged in a group setting.
応援 broadly covers cheering, rooting for, and supporting someone, while 激励 specifically means giving strong, direct words of encouragement.
応援 focuses on cheering someone on emotionally, whereas サポート can also mean concrete, practical assistance.
応援 implies active cheering or backing (e.g. at a sports event or for a cause), while 励まし is quieter, personal encouragement through words.
応援 usually means cheering on or encouraging someone, as in sports, whereas 援護 refers to concrete backing, aid, or protective cover.
応援 conveys cheering on or rooting for someone with enthusiasm, while 支持 is a more neutral, formal term for backing or endorsement.
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.
応援 emphasizes cheering on or rooting for someone emotionally, while 後押し implies actively helping move things forward toward a goal.
応援する means to root for or support someone from the sidelines (like at a sports match), while 励ます is direct verbal encouragement aimed at lifting someone's spirits.
Word family· 7 cheering group; cheering squad
cheering song; supporters' song; fight song
supporter; cheerer; rooter
cheer screening; interactive film screening
cheering contest; cheerleading competition
Show 2 more Show fewer Etymology From 応 (respond, answer) and 援 (help, aid). The combination originally meant to respond with help, later extending to cheering support.
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