Entry
  1. Noun

    lifeboat

    私が質問に答えられないでいると、彼が助け舟を出してくれた。
    When I didn't know how to answer the question, he gave me a hint.
  2. friend in need; helping hand; timely help

Also written 助け船【たすけぶね】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

help, rescue, assist

Kun
たす.けるたす.かるす.けるすけ
On
ジョ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
397 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
2g5.1The Kanji Dictionary
7412.7Four corner code
3945deroo
52a9Unicode hex code
1-29-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
719Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
530New Nelson (John Haig)
1121New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1440Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
764Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1037Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1782Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1921Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
407A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
431Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
346Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2313Morohashi
314A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
623Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
633Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
248sakade
367Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
330henshall3
284Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
248crowley
826Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
211Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1800Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhu4Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

boat, ship

Kun
ふねふな--ぶね
On
シュウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1786 of 2500
Radical
boat
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-6-4SKIP code
6c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2744.0Four corner code
848deroo
821fUnicode hex code
1-29-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3863Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4927New Nelson (John Haig)
3538New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4353Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2203Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2965Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1868Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2012Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1334A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
339Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
968Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30350Morohashi
1354A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1094Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1145Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
857Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1087Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
646Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1592Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1886Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhou1Pinyin reading
juKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level