| 584 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 480 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 456 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 876 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2051 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 698 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 588 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 725 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 738 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 934 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 939 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1891 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1003 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1358 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 945 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13221 | Morohashi |
| 1497 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 936 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1006 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 563 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
799 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 救急 【キュウキュウ】 first-aid, emergency (aid)
- 救援 【キュウエン】 relief, rescue
- 匡救 【キョウキュウ】 delivering from sin, succor, succour
Kun reading compounds
- 救う 【すくう】 to rescue from, to help out of, to save
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- socorro
- ayuda
- rescate
- rescatar
- salvar
- ayudar
Portuguese
- salvação
- salva
- ajudar
- resgatar
- reivindicar
French
- sauvetage
- sauver
- aider
- secourir
- récupérer
| 1466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4814.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6551 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 junior high
JLPT level N2
1125 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 袋 【タイ】 counter for things inside a bag
- 袋果 【タイカ】 follicle
- 頸袋 【ケイタイ】 dewlap
- 製袋 【セイタイ】 bag manufacturing
Kun reading compounds
- 袋 【ふくろ】 bag, sack, pouch, skin of an orange (and other like fruits), dead end, plot of land surrounded by water
- 袋小路 【ふくろこうじ】 blind alley, cul-de-sac, dead end street, deadlock, impasse, dead end
- 空気袋 【くうきぶくろ】 air sac, bladder, air bag, windbag
Readings
- Japanese names:
- てい、 ない、 ぶく
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- saco
- bolsa
Portuguese
- sacola
- bolsa
- saco
French
- sac
- sacoche
- mère
| 1546 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 703 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4223 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 926 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 880 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1750 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1329 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1412 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 685 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1623 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3201 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1655 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2245 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1015 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34171 | Morohashi |
| 2588 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5443 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1006 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1484 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2165 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2373.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 888b | Unicode hex code |