Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

祐: help

JLPT N19 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

礻 carries the meaning · 右 is drawn in

9 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ユウyuu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 祐助ゆうじょassistance
  • 天祐てんゆうdivine aid; divine grace; providential help
  • 祐筆ゆうひつprivate secretary; amanuensis

Also read ウ, たすける, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“A blessing on the left! When the altar "steps aside" to the left, it brings the protection of the gods to the character.”
More in the 礻 altar story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
礻

Also built on altar (礻)

All 14
右

Also built on right (右)

Also read ユウ

26 kanji share this on'yomiAll 26

Also read ウ

10 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
祐 help · 右
vs祝 celebrate · 兄
祐 has 右 where 祝 has 兄.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yòu

Same form: 祐 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
祐 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
祐 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin yòu most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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