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Kanji: 救
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KANJI

救

11 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

すくう

ON 音

キュウ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	攴(攵) Radical name: とまた (のぶん)
Meaning:	Salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 800 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	救助(きゅうじょ)	relief, aid, rescue
N3	救(すく)う	to rescue from, to help out of
N1	救援(きゅうえん)	relief, rescue, reinforcement
N1	救済(きゅうさい)	relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help
N1	救(すく)い	help, aid, relief

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