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助

Help

WaniKani level 8JLPT N3Joyo grade 3Top 500 Β· #3977 strokes

Meanings

Help, Rescue, Assist

On'yomi

γ˜γ‚‡

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

γŸγ™.ける、 γŸγ™.かる、 す.ける、 すけ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 助

助 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

助 (Help) is taught on WaniKani at level 8 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #397 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.

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