rescue, save · cứu giúp

訓すく(う) ・音キュウ

Sino-Vietnamese: cứu

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💡 Memory aid

求 (to beg, to seek) gives the sound kyuu and half the sense; 攵 is a hand taking action. Someone cries out, a hand reaches in: rescue. See kyuukyuusha, ambulance.

At a glance

Sino-Vietnamese: cứu
On'yomi: キュウ
Kun'yomi: すく(う)
Strokes: 11
JLPT: N2

Radical

攵 Strike, tap 4 strokes

On'yomi

キュウ

Kun'yomi

すく(う)

Sino-Vietnamese: cứu

Stroke order

Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) — kanjivg.tagaini.net

Radical

攵

Strike, tap

4 strokes

Related Vocabulary

救うすくう

to rescue

救急車きゅうきゅうしゃ

ambulance

Example sentences

医者が命を救いました。 (いしゃがいのちをすくいました)

The doctor saved a life.

Related Kanji

敬故敗整放改政数