9 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

help, assist

Kun'yomi
  • たすける
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

help, assist
ヒ たす.ける (Kentei Pre-1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
compare, race, ratio
ヒ くら.べる い (5th, N2)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
cremation
guardian deity of seafaring
Vairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
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References

Unicode hex code 6BD8
JIS X 0208 1-40-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2997
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3011
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3169
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2217
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1195
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 16753
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5f4.6
Four corner code 6071.1