Kanji: 助

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	力 Radical name: ちから
Meaning:	Help, rescue, assist
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 400 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	援助(えんじょ)	assistance, aid, support
N3	救助(きゅうじょ)	relief, aid, rescue
N3	助手(じょしゅ)	helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor
N3	助(たす)ける	to help, to save, to rescue
N2	助教授(じょきょうじゅ)	assistant professor
N2	助(たす)かる	to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful
N1	助(じょ)	help, rescue, assistant
N1	助言(じょげん)	advice, suggestion
N1	助詞(じょし)	particle, postposition
N1	助動詞(じょどうし)	auxiliary verb
N1	助(たす)け	assistance
N1	補助(ほじょ)	assistance, support, aid, auxiliary