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Level 2 Kanji -- July 17, 2019

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Level 2 Kanji

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助
  • on reading:
  • ジョ
  • kun reading:
  • たすける   たすかる   すける   すけ
  • meaning(s):
  • help, rescue, assist
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Compounds

Compounds

援助 えんじょ assistance; aid; support
救助 きゅうじょ relief; aid; rescue
助教授 じょきょうじゅ assistant professor
助手 じょしゅ helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor
助かる たすかる to be saved; to be rescued; to survive; to be helpful
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