# 助 — Help

Frequency rank 454 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 苦 (Suffering), less common than 血 (Blood).

- On’yomi: じょ
- Kun’yomi: たす、すけ
- Radical: 力 Power (Kangxi 19)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A stool (stool) sits on the left and power (power) flexes on the right — someone sits on a stool and uses their power to lift you up, offering help from a position of strength.

In words:

- 助 じょ — help;rescue;assistant
- 助け たすけ — assistance
- 助ける たすける — to help,to save,to rescue

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