| 248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 330 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 314 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 407 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 346 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 367 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 431 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 623 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 633 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 826 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 211 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1800 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2313 | Morohashi |
| 1121 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1782 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1921 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 248 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 284 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 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
Kun reading compounds
- 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
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- salvar
- ser salvado
- ser ayudado
Portuguese
- ajuda
- resgate
- auxiliar
French
- aider
- secourir
- assister
| 3945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 7412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52a9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
932 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 借家 【シャクヤ】 rented house, house for rent
- 借地 【シャクチ】 leased land
- 賃借 【チンシャク】 renting, rental, hiring, leasing (from)
- 賃貸借 【チンタイシャク】 renting, leasing
Kun reading compounds
- 借りる 【かりる】 to borrow, to have a loan, to rent, to hire
- 借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔 【かりるときのじぞうがお、なすときのえんまがお】 people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it, when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama
Readings
- Korean:
- cha, jeog
Spanish
- deuda
- pedir prestado
- alquilar
Portuguese
- pedir emprestado
- aluguel
French
- emprunter
- louer
| 420 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 530 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 502 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 996 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 490 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 471 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 119 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1032 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 766 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 780 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 182 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 106 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 137 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 91 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 104 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1194 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 781 | Morohashi |
| 122 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1186 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1270 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 547 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2178 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2426.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 501f | Unicode hex code |