助 — help, rescue, assist

じょ助 help

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes

U+52A9 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #397 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1921 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

help
rescue
assist

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しょ・じょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

助(じょ) jo help 助(じょ) 言(げん) jogen advice 助(じょ) 手(しゅ) joshu assistant 助(じょ) 長(ちょう) jochou promotion 助(じょ) 成(せい) josei subsidy 救(きゅう) 助(じょ) kyuujo rescue 助(じょ) 教(きょう) 授(じゅ) jokyouju assistant professor 補(ほ) 助(じょ) hojo assistance

たす・だす tasu 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).

助(たす) ける tasukeru to help 助(たす) かる tasukaru to be saved 助(たす) け tasuke help 手(て) 助(だす) け tedasuke help 助(たす) け合(あ) う tasukeau to help each other

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かつ且 moreover

ちから力 power #19

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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.

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助 — help, rescue, assist

Meanings

word

しょ・じょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

たす・だす tasu 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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

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.

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助 — help, rescue, assist

Meanings

word

しょ ・じょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

たす ・だす tasu 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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

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.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しょ・じょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

たす・だす tasu 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).