Meaning

Primary

To Rescue

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means rescue so the verb vocab version is to rescue.

Reading

すくう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The すく in the reading is a lot like the scue (すくう) part of to rescue, don't you think? Hopefully you do, so you can make the connection.

Context

Context Sentences

友人のブログが荒らされています。友人を救うための知恵を貸してください。

My friend’s blog has been trolled. Give me some advice to rescue her from it.

Kanji Composition