救
すく.う
sukuu
JLPT N311 strokesKanjiLevel 87 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
救 is the kanji for "Rescue". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is すく.う (sukuu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Rescue
Also : Help · Save · Reclaim · Salvation
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Readings
kunすく.う/ sukuuonきゅう/ kyuu
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
求攵
Example Sentences
彼は命を救われた。
かれはいのちをすくわれた。
His life was saved.
救急車がすぐに来た。
きゅうきゅうしゃがすぐにきた。
The ambulance arrived immediately.
Vocabulary using 救
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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