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助

Kanji 助: meaning "help, assist", readings, stroke order

The kanji 助 means "help, assist". On'yomi: ジョ; kun'yomi: たすける、たすかる、すけ. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
help, assist
On'yomi
ジョ
Kun'yomi
たすけるたすかるすけ
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 助

  • 助手 じょしゅ — helper, assistant
  • 援助 えんじょ — assistance, aid, support
  • 救助 きゅうじょ — relief, aid, rescue
  • 助かる たすかる — to be saved; (something) helps (v.i.)
  • 助ける たすける — to help (v.t.), to save, to rescue
  • 助詞 じょし — (gram) particle(s), postposition
  • 助教授 じょきょうじゅ — assistant professor
  • 相互扶助 そうごふじょ — Mutual aid
  • 助言 じょげん — advice, suggestion
  • 助け たすけ — assistance
  • 助動詞 じょどうし — auxiliary verb
  • 補助 ほじょ — assistance, support, auxiliary

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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