Memory phrase for the Kanji: 救

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sukuu

Left: ask for 求 ([I'm dying of thirst] Just one 一 drop 丶 of water 水, this is my: request!), right: to beat 攵 (= a hand

that holds a stick ノ)

In the water 水 someone is floating with his head 丶 still above the surface 一, and next to him is someone with a stick ノ in his hand

, trying to rescue him.

求	request, ask	[I'm dying of thirst] Just one 一 drop 丶 of water 水, this is my: request!
攵	Stick in a hand	The radical nobun* shows a hand or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap. In this radical, the stick 卜 in the hand 又 is easily cognizable.)*

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救う	すくう	to rescue from, to help out of
救急	きゅうきゅう	first-aid, emergency (aid)
救急車	きゅうきゅうしゃ	ambulance
救い	すくい	help, aid, relief
救助	きゅうじょ	relief, aid, rescue
救援	きゅうえん	relief, rescue, reinforcement
救済	きゅうさい	relief, aid, rescue, salvation, help

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