| 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 5
JLPT level N2
260 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勢 【セイ】 energy, military strength
- 勢力 【セイリョク】 influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
- 国勢 【コクセイ】 state of a country (population, resources, etc.), condition of a country, strength of a country
- 党勢 【トウセイ】 strength of a party
- 勢 【ゼイ】 group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
- 同勢 【ドウゼイ】 party, company
- 猛勢 【モウセイ】 great strength, courageous army, valiant troops
Kun reading compounds
- 勢い 【いきおい】 force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events), naturally, necessarily
- 勢い余る 【いきおいあまる】 to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.), to get carried away, to go overboard, to overdo (something)
- 弾み 【はずみ】 bounce, spring, rebound, momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia, moment, instant, impulse, chance
- 弾車 【はずみぐるま】 flywheel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- fuerza
- poder
- influencia
- vigor
Portuguese
- forças
- energia
- vigor militar
French
- vigueur
- forces
- énergie
- puissance militaire
| 441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 747 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 518 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 365 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 735 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 375 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2039 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 646 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 656 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 865 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 227 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3542 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1829 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2487 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1529 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2422 | Morohashi |
| 2857 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 558 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1633 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 293 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 779 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-11-2 | SKIP code |
| 4442.7 | Four corner code |
| 4542.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52e2 | Unicode hex code |