| Kanji | 救 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | キュウ |
| Kunyomi | すく.う |
| English | salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim |
| Examples | 救援(きゅうえん): relief; rescue; reinforcement 救済(きゅうさい): relief; aid; rescue; salvation; help 救助(きゅうじょ): relief; aid; rescue 救い(すくい): help; aid; relief; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace; providence 救う(すくう): to rescue from; to help out of; to save |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 799 |
| Components | 求: request; want; wish for; require; demand 攵: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) |
| Number of Strokes | 11 |
| Kanji Radical | 攴 |
| Radical Number | 66 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | ぼくにょう・ぼくづくり・とまた・のぶん・しぶん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | salvation |
| Koohii Story 1 | Like in the biblical sense, someone looks skyward and makes a request for salvation from this horrible taskmaster... |
| Koohii Story 2 | For salvation you have to request forgiveness from God (the ultimate taskmaster). |
| RTK Index | 936 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade4, kanjifreq751-1000
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