Illustration: Floodwater reaches the porch of a small house on a residential street. An elderly resident, wearing a life jacket, steps from the narrowing dry threshold into a rescue boat while a helmeted rescuer supports both their forearms. A second rescuer holds the boat firmly against the porch.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

救きゅう助じょ

kyuujo

to rescue

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれはおぼれている少年しょうねんを救助きゅうじょした。

    He rescued a boy from drowning.

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  2. 乗組員全員のりくみいんぜんいんが救助きゅうじょされた。

    The whole crew was saved.

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  3. 彼かれらは通とおりかかった船ふねに救助きゅうじょされた。

    They were rescued by a passing ship.

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Kanji in 救助

  • 救salvation; saveOnキュウKunすくう
  • 助help; rescueOnジョKunたすける・たすかる・すける

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