きゅう
救
こう
荒

noun, takes する

  1. famine relief.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
救
こう
荒
 救荒 きゅうこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

salvation, save, help
すく.う　キュウ (5th, N1)
request, want, wish for
もと.める　キュウ　グ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い　あ.らす　コウ (Early Jr. High, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
a watery waste, to reach
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ　な.い　モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)