支援

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 支援 is read as しえん and is a verbal noun for providing support or assistance.
• Basic usage: It is used for directly helping a disaster-affected family or for an institutional purpose supporting young writers.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Direct object
  • In 家族を支援する, the family receiving help is marked directly with を.
• Support directed with への
  • In 作家への支援, への marks the people toward whom the support is directed.