| 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 |
fermentation
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1862 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 酵母 【コウボ】 yeast, leaven
- 並行複発酵 【ヘイコウフクハッコウ】 multiple parallel fermentation (esp. in sake brewing)
- 精密発酵 【セイミツハッコウ】 precision fermentation (use of microbial hosts, such as bacteria and yeast, to produce specific biomolecules)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- fermento
- fermentación
Portuguese
- fermentação
French
- fermentation
| 1265 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1602 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4787 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1589 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1836 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1866 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2026 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1595 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1795 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1966 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1413 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1442 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39868 | Morohashi |
| 1561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6175 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1430 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1538 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1734 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7e6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 1464.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9175 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27300 | Morohashi |
| 2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 5090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d20 | Unicode hex code |