救 — salvation, save, help

すくう救 salvation

すくう

U+6551 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #799 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1006 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Post

Remember 救

Spaced repetition for this item requires Pro. Create an account to return here and choose your next step.

Grade 1 study is free. Other grades require Pro.

Create an account Start Grade 1 free See plans

Meanings

salvation
save
help
rescue
reclaim

Readings

On'yomi: きゅう kyuu
Kun'yomi: すく suku

word

すく suku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

救(すく) う sukuu to save 救(すく) い sukui rescue

きゅう kyuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

救(きゅう) 急(きゅう) kyuukyuu emergency 救(きゅう) 助(じょ) kyuujo rescue 救(きゅう) 出(しゅつ) kyuushutsu rescue 救(きゅう) 急(きゅう) 車(しゃ) kyuukyuusha ambulance 救(きゅう) 世(せい) 主(しゅ) kyuuseishu savior 救(きゅう) 国(こく) kyuukoku salvation of one's country 救(きゅう) 急(きゅう) 箱(ばこ) kyuukyuubako first-aid kit 救(きゅう) 済(さい) kyuusai relief

Words by frequency and grade

12 words

Each dot is a word containing 救: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.

S = secondary school · 3 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Components

Composed of

もとむ求 request

攵 strike

Open in Atlas

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#66 攴 tap