support

sasaeru

meaning: support

state

feeling

direction

examples

祖父そふみせは、いまはは一人ひとりささえてる。

sofu no mise wa, ima wa haha ga hitori de sasaeteru.

My mother keeps my grandfather's shop going on her own now. casual

ふとはしら屋根やねささえています。

futoi hashira ga yane o sasaete imasu.

Thick pillars hold up the roof. neutral