救

rescue; salvation; save; help; reclaim

11 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 799.

Readings

• キュウ (on reading): 救助 (きゅうじょ) relief; 救済 (きゅうさい) relief
• すくう (kun reading): 救う (すくう) to rescue (someone); 救い (すくい) help

Components

• 求
• 攵
• 丶 radical dot
• 乞 radical beg
• 攵 radical strike, right-side form of 攴
• 水 radical water

Words using 救

• 救助 (きゅうじょ) relief
• 救済 (きゅうさい) relief
• 救出 (きゅうしゅつ) rescue
• 救援 (きゅうえん) relief
• 救急車 (きゅうきゅうしゃ) ambulance
• 救う (すくう) to rescue (someone)
• 救い (すくい) help
• 救い出す (すくいだす) to rescue
• 救い主 (すくいぬし) savior
• 救い上げる (すくいあげる) to pick up and rescue
• 救済 (くさい) salvation (from suffering based on Buddha's teachings)

120 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists