Single kanji#3,324 most used
救う
Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)
to save; to rescue from
IN A SENTENCE
彼は自分自身の命をかけて友人を救った。
He saved his friend at the risk of his own life.
from Tatoeba
IN OTHER SENTENCES
私の友人は、自分の命をかけてその少女を救った。
My friend saved the girl at the risk of his own life.
from Tatoeba
MEANING
1to 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 scoopDETAILS
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