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佑

佑 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. たすける。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「人」+音符「右」。「たすける」を意味する漢語｛佑｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

help, assist

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ユウ
  • ウ
Kun (native)
  • たす(ける)
Nanori (used in names)
  • すけ
  • たすく
  • ゆ
Other languages
  • 拼音you4
  • 한글u
  • Hán-ViệtHữu

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+4F51

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻右

Words using this kanji

  • 佑助ゆうじょ（神仏や自然などの）たすけ。補助。assistance

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Lookup codes

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