佑

7 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

help, assist

Kun'yomi
  • たすける
    		to save ②to help ③to support (financially) ④to facilitate
On'yomi
  • ユウ
  • ウ
Nanori
  • すけ
  • たすく
  • ゆ

Main Radical

人(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ユウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

help, assist
ユウ　ウ　たす.ける (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
right
みぎ　ウ　ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

ゆう
佑
じょ
助
assistance
てん
天
ゆう
佑
divine aid
てん
天
ゆう
佑
しん
神
じょ
助
divine grace
うね
采
め
女
のしょう
佑
high-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
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References

Unicode hex code 4F51
JIS X 0208 1-45-4
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 389
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 150
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 74
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 83
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 55
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 58
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2126
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 364
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 507
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2015
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a5.8
Four corner code 2426.0