JapanLingo

応援おうえん

ouen

cheering / support

N3

How to remember this word

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “cheering” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 応援 to that exact scene.

Example sentences

Example 1

tomodachi no atarashii chousen o ouen shiteimasu.

I am cheering for my friend's new challenge.

Example 2

kazoku ga ouen shite kureru kara, ganbaremasu.

I can do my best because my family supports me.