nidan verb (lower class) with 'ku' ending (archaic), transitive verb
Archaic transitive verb (Nidan, lower class, ku-ending). In modern Japanese, 助ける (たすける) is used instead. Found in classical texts.
In classical Japanese, they said 'to help a person' using 助く.
Archaic kanji spelling; the modern equivalent is 助ける (たすける).
Rare archaic variant kanji for 'help'.
Rare archaic variant kanji for 'help'.
The classical lower-bigrade verb 助く, “to help or save.” Modern 助ける is its later one-grade successor.