助 (じょ) — help, assistance, aid
助
help
Frequency #5133
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
1 character
prefix
Part of speech (JMdict: pref)
jo
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
じょ[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- help
- assistance
- aid