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KanjiN1Grade 5 · 小511 strokesRadical 攴

救 · salvation, save

救 is a kanji meaning salvation, save, help, rescue. It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • キュウkyū

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • すくうsukuu

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In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 救 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 救
WordReadingMeaningLevel
救うすくうto rescue from, to help out ofN3
救助きゅうじょrelief, aid, rescueN3
救援きゅうえんrelief, rescue, reinforcementN1
救済きゅうさいrelief, aid, rescueN1
救いすくいhelp, aid, reliefN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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11 strokes
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