Kanji

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

救う すくう
おぼれている 子供 救った

He saved a child who was drowning in the river.

英雄 えいゆう
救った 英雄 として 称えられている

He is praised as a hero who saved the country.

救い すくい
怪我 しなかった せめてもの 救い

It is at least a saving grace that no one was injured.

せめてもの せめてもの
全員 無事 だった せめてもの 救い

It was the only saving grace that everyone was safe.

救出 きゅうしゅつ
消防 隊員 崩壊 した 建物 から 生存者 救出 した

The firefighters rescued a survivor from the collapsed building.

救急車 きゅうきゅうしゃ
救急車 サイレン 鳴らして 通り過ぎた

The ambulance passed by with its siren blaring.

待機 たいき
救急車 現場 近く 待機 している

The ambulance is on standby near the scene.

救世主 きゅうせいしゅ
倒産 寸前 会社 救った 救世主

He is the savior who saved the company from the brink of bankruptcy.

救い出す すくいだす
消防士 たち 燃えている 建物 から 子供 救い出した

The firefighters rescued the child from the burning building.

冒す おかす
危険 冒して 燃え盛る 建物 から 子供 救い出した

He risked danger to rescue the child from the blazing building.

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