Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1879 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: aid, help, assist

Kunyomi: たす.ける

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

フヨウ support (e.g. of one's dependents), maintenance

フジョ aid, help, assistance, support

カフ steward

煙突掃除夫 エントツソウジフ chimney sweeper (cleaner)

Kunyomi Examples

助ける たすける to save, to rescue, to help, to assist, to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid, to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to