助 Kanji – help
The Japanese kanji 助 can mean help, rescue, assist.
Meaning and Readings
How is 助 read?
助 has the onyomi reading ジョ and the kunyomi readings たすける, たすかる, すける, すけ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as jo, tasukeru, tasukaru, sukeru, suke.
Common Japanese Words Using 助
These common Japanese words contain 助. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一助（いちじょ） — (some small) help, an aid, some assistance
- 援助（えんじょ） — assistance, aid, support
- 救助（きゅうじょ） — relief, aid, rescue
- 互助（ごじょ） — mutual aid, cooperation, benefit
- 賛助（さんじょ） — support, patronage
- 手助け（てだすけ） — a help, assistance
- 助かる（たすかる） — to be saved, to be rescued, to survive
- 助け（たすけ） — assistance, help, aid, support, reinforcement
- 助ける（たすける） — to save, to rescue, to spare
- 助け合う（たすけあう） — to help each other, to cooperate