単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#3,324 most used

救う

すくう0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to save; to rescue from

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He saved his friend at the risk of his own life.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

My friend saved the girl at the risk of his own life.

from Tatoeba

MEANING

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 救う this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

掬うto scoop; to ladle outすくう · not in tangoya
すくうto scoop

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,324 most used

Written救う only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium