EntryCommonJLPT N3
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    relief; aid; rescue

    彼はおぼれている少年を救助した。
    He rescued a boy from drowning.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim

Kun
すく.う
On
キュウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
799 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-7-4SKIP code
4i7.1The Kanji Dictionary
4814.0Four corner code
1466deroo
6551Unicode hex code
1-21-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2051Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2344New Nelson (John Haig)
1497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1891Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1003Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1358Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
936Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1006Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
876A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1406Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
698Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13221Morohashi
456A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
725Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
738Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
584sakade
588Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
480henshall3
563Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
934Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
939Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
945Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiu4Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level
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