What does kanji 幇 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 幇 is help.

How is kanji 幇 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 幇 are たす.ける; the onyomi readings are ホウ.

What words use kanji 幇?

Example words that use kanji 幇 include 幇間, 幇助, 幇助罪, 竹聯幇.

Kanken 1

幇

Meaning

Kanji 幇

help

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たす.ける
Onyomi 音読み: ホウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 幫 (Formal) , 帮 (Itaiji) , 幚 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 封 • 葑 • 湗 • 犎 • 篈 • 幫

Related vocabulary

Showing 7 common entries

Showing 7 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

幇間

ほうかん

professional jester

幇助

ほうじょ

aiding and abetting (a crime)

幇助罪

ほうじょざい

(crime of) aiding and abetting

竹聯幇

ちくれんほう

United Bamboo Gang (Taiwanese crime syndicate)

馬幇

まばん

caravan (e.g. of Hui Muslims in China)

強盗幇助

ごうとうほうじょ

aiding and abetting a robbery

自殺幇助

じさつほうじょ

(the crime of) aiding and abetting a suicide

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

困っている友だちを幇けたい。

I want to help a friend who is in trouble.

彼はいつも人を幇けてくれる。

He always helps other people.

一人では無理なので、幇けが必要だ。

I can't do it alone, so I need help.

先生が幇けてくれたおかげで終わった。

Thanks to the teacher's help, it was finished.

小さな幇けでも十分うれしい。

Even a small bit of help is enough to make me happy.