| 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 3
JLPT level N2
1124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祭典 【サイテン】 festival
- 祭壇 【サイダン】 altar
- 葬祭 【ソウサイ】 funerals and ceremonial occasions
- 慰霊祭 【イレイサイ】 memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 祭る 【まつる】 to deify, to enshrine, to pray, to worship
- 祭り 【まつり】 festival, feast, matsuri, harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming, galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania
- 祭り上げる 【まつりあげる】 to set up (in high position), to kick upstairs, to hold sacred, to worship
- 秋祭り 【あきまつり】 autumn festival, fall festival, autumn matsuri
- 葵祭 【あおいまつり】 Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15), Aoi Matsuri
- 祭り 【まつり】 festival, feast, matsuri, harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming, galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania
- 祭り上げる 【まつりあげる】 to set up (in high position), to kick upstairs, to hold sacred, to worship
- 秋祭り 【あきまつり】 autumn festival, fall festival, autumn matsuri
- 葵祭 【あおいまつり】 Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15), Aoi Matsuri
Readings
- Korean:
- je, chae
Spanish
- celebración
- fiesta
- venerar
- adorar
Portuguese
- Festival
- ritual
- oferecer orações
- celebrar
- deificar
- santificar
- adorar
French
- rituel
- fête
- prières
- célébration
- déifier
- enchâsser
- adoration
| 400 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 299 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 283 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 899 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3247 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 423 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 775 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1467 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 617 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 627 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 473 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1414 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2329 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1111 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24700 | Morohashi |
| 2672 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1102 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1183 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 371 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2541 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2790.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 796d | Unicode hex code |