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助

help
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingジョ
Kun readingたす.ける、たす.かる、す.ける、すけ
JōyōGrade 3
  1. to be saved
  2. to be rescued
  3. to survive
  4. to escape harm
  5. to be spared damage

Popular Usage

援助救助助手助教授

Radicals and components

Radical力powerComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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shelf · my bookshelves · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1921

Compound words

援助えんじょ
assistance; aid; support
救助きゅうじょ
relief; aid; rescue
助手じょしゅ
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
助教授じょきょうじゅ
assistant professor; associate professor
一助いちじょ
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
互助ごじょ
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
賛助さんじょ
support; patronage
助けたすけ
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
助演じょえん
supporting performance; playing a supporting role
助詞じょし
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
助成じょせい
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
助役じょやく
assistant official
助力じょりょく
assistance; support
扶助ふじょ
aid; help; assistance; support
補助ほじょ
assistance; support; help; aid; subsidy
助言じょげん
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
介助かいじょ
help; assistance; aid
自助じじょ
self-help; self-reliance
福助ふくすけ
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
手助けてだすけ
a help; assistance
助かるたすかる
to be saved; to be rescued; to survive; to escape harm; to be spared damage
助けるたすける
to save; to rescue; to spare; to help; to assist
助っ人すけっと
helper; supporter; second; backer; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
助産婦じょさんぷ
midwife

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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