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救う (すくう): to rescue from, to help out of — Japanese vocabulary

救う is read すくう and means "to rescue from, to help out of". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

救う

Reading
すくう · sukuu
Translation
to rescue from, to help out of
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
すくうが

Example

その医者は多くの命を救いました。

そのいしゃはおおくのいのちをすくいました。

That doctor saved many lives.

Kanji in this word

  • 救 — rescue, save

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