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救う

救う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Verb

救う (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana すくう, romaji sukuu)

  1. save, rescue, relieve
    この (いぬ) (やま)遭難者 (そうなんしゃ) (すく)ように訓練 (くんれん)されている。
    Kono inu wa yama no sōnansha o sukuu yō ni kunren sarete iru.
    This dog is trained to rescue climbers who have met with accidents.
  2. get someone back on the right track
     (すく) (がた)無情者 (むじょうもの)
    sukui-gatai mujōmono
    an incurable slob

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