Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    promotion; encouragement; fostering; furtherance

  2. unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice

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Characters in this word

2
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

long, leader, superior, senior

Kun
なが.いおさ
On
チョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
12 of 2500
Radical
long
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

おしゃたかしたけひさ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-3, 4-8-1SKIP code
0a8.2The Kanji Dictionary
7173.2Four corner code
3465deroo
9577Unicode hex code
1-36-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4938Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6379New Nelson (John Haig)
2556New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3163Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1626Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1920Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2070Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
25A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
939Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
155Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41100Morohashi
173A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
95Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
95Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
116sakade
95Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
189henshall3
161Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
90crowley
89Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
1837Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1939Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chang2, zhang3Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level