| 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 |
performance, act, play, render, stage
- On:
- エン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
267 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 演技 【エンギ】 acting, performance
- 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
- 共演 【キョウエン】 appearing together (in a film, play, etc.), performing together (at a concert, etc.), acting together, co-starring, playing together (in a sports match)
- 再演 【サイエン】 another showing (of a play), playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor), recapitulation
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- expresar
- realizar
- llevar a cabo
- poner en práctica
- representar
Portuguese
- performance
- ato
- jogo
- fazer
- estágio
French
- interpréter
- représentation
- jouer
- numéro
- réciter
- mettre en scène
| 553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 650 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 621 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 222 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 806 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 708 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2079 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 344 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 344 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 616 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1239 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 855 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 491 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2026 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18130 | Morohashi |
| 697 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3310 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2007 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2163 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 413 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 785 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 361 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a11.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 3318.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6f14 | Unicode hex code |