擁立 (ようりつ)backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position

Kanji in 擁立

• 擁Hug; Embrace; PossessRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
• 立Stand Up; Rise; Set UpRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4

Words that share its kanji

• 擁護ようごprotection; advocacy
• 擁するようするto have; to possess
• 人権擁護じんけんようごprotection of human rights
• 抱擁ほうようembrace; hug
• 擁壁ようへきretaining wall; breast wall
• 擁護者ようごしゃadvocate; defender
• 擁護論ようごろんchampionship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate)
• 相擁あいようembrace; hug
• 立場たちばposition; situation
• 連立れんりつcoalition; alliance
• 国立こくりつnational
• 対立たいりつconfrontation; opposition
• 成立せいりつformation; establishment
• 独立どくりつindependence; self-reliance
• 並立へいりつstanding abreast
• 私立しりつprivate (establishment)