He saved a child who was drowning in the river.
救
salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
Kanji
Grade
Grade 4
Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
攴部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
すくう
Nanori (Name Reading)
すけ, たすく, なり, ひら, やす
Common Readings
キュウ, すく…う
Example sentences
He is praised as a hero who saved the country.
It is at least a saving grace that no one was injured.
It was the only saving grace that everyone was safe.
The firefighters rescued a survivor from the collapsed building.
The ambulance passed by with its siren blaring.
The ambulance is on standby near the scene.
He is the savior who saved the company from the brink of bankruptcy.
The firefighters rescued the child from the burning building.
He risked danger to rescue the child from the blazing building.
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