EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    assistance; support; help; aid

    その飛行機は補助ロケットを使って離陸した。
    The airplane used a rocket motor to assist with takeoff.
  2. subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid

  3. spotting (in weight training)

Also written 輔助【ほじょ】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner

Kun
おぎな.う
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
332 of 2500
Radical
clothes
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-5-7SKIP code
5e7.1The Kanji Dictionary
3322.7Four corner code
653deroo
88dcUnicode hex code
1-42-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4242Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5464New Nelson (John Haig)
1194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1529Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
809Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1103Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1840Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1983Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
516A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1644Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
744Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34320Morohashi
970A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
889Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
910Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
868sakade
884Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
981henshall3
955Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1001Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1632Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1857Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu3Pinyin reading
boKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani 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