拯 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ショウ・ジョウ
- Kun
- すく.う
- Meaning
- to rescue
Origin
Hand 扌 with 丞 as phonetic: to reach out a hand and save.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 拯救じょうきゅう
rescue; relief
- 救済きゅうさい
relief; salvation
Example
民を水火から拯うのが務めだ。
It is our duty to rescue the people from fire and flood.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)