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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 9

助 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

help; rescue

On: ジョjo
Kun: すけsuke たすけるtasukeru たすかるtasukaru すけるsukeru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

助7 strokes

How to write 助: stroke order

助 has 7 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

助 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 助 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 助

The parts 助 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

且
and; moreover
力
power; strength
Radical

More kanji in this chapter

JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 9

助 help; rescueOnジョKunすけ、たすける、たすかる点 point; markOnテンKunつける、つく、とぼる産 produce; give birthOnサンKunうむ、うまれる、うぶ務 duty; workOnム、ブKunつとめる、つとまる、あなどる件 matter; caseOnケンKunくだん、くだり命 life; commandOnメイ、ミョウKunいのち、おおせ、みこと番 turn; number in a sequenceOnバン、ハン、ハKunつがい、つがう、つがえる落 fall; dropOnラクKunおちる、おとす、おち付 attach; addOnフKunつける、つく、づける得 obtain; gain; advantageOnトクKunえる、うる