えん
援
ご
護
しゃ
射
げき
撃

noun

  1. (providing) covering fire.

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.), backing (someone) up.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えん
援
ご
護
しゃ
射
げき
撃
 援護射撃 えんごしゃげき
えん
掩
ご
護
しゃ
射
げき
撃
 掩護射撃 えんごしゃげき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

abet, help, save
エン (Early Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
lead on to, therefore, then
エン　ここ.に (Kentei 1)
paw radical
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
safeguard, protect
ゴ　まも.る　もり (5th, N1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to measure, to calculate
ワク　キャク　カク
grass used for making mats, Huanpu, place famous for robbers
カン　スイ　おぎ
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
shoot, shine into, onto
シャ　い.る　さ.す (6th, N1)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン　み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
beat, attack, defeat
ゲキ　う.つ (Early Jr. High, N1)
fishing pole, fishing rod
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)