Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3
JLPT level: N3
397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: help, rescue, assist
Kunyomi: たす.ける, たす.かる, す.ける, すけ
Onyomi: ジョ
Composition: 且 力
Radical: 力
Reading: ちから
Meaning: power, force
Strokes: 2
助詞(じょし) (grammar) particle
助手(じょしゅ) assistant
助教授(じょきょうじゅ) assistant professor
助監督(じょかんとく) assistant director
助言する(じょげんする) advise
援助する(えんじょする) aid, support
救助する(きゅうじょする) rescue [v.t.]
助ける(たすける) help, save [v.t.]
手助け(てだすけ) help [n.]
助かる(たすかる) be saved, survive [v.i.], helpful [adj.]
助っ人(すけっと) helper
助 (ジョ) help, rescue, assistant
助演 (ジョエン) supporting performance, playing a supporting role
互助 (ゴジョ) mutual aid, cooperation, benefit
介助 (カイジョ) help, assistance, aid
助ける (たすける) to save, to rescue, to spare, to help, to assist, to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid, to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to
助かる (たすかる) to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to escape harm, to be spared damage, to be helped, to be saved trouble
助 (すけ) assistance, help, helper, babe, chick, broad
助っ人 (すけっと) helper, supporter, second, backer, foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
福助 (ふくすけ) large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
デコ助 (デコすけ) big forehead, fivehead, asshole