Memory phrase for the Kanji: 救


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Meaning

rescue, save, relieve

Pronunciation

KYŪ
sukuu

Explanation

Left: ask for ([I'm dying of thirst] Just one drop of water , this is my: request!), right: to beat (= a hand that holds a stick )

Mnemonic

Ask for somebody with a stick in the hand to rescue you.

Radicals

request, ask[I'm dying of thirst] Just one drop of water , this is my: request!
Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or that holds a stick (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap.)
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Vocabulary

 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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