help, rescue, assist
助 centers on giving support to someone in need: helping, rescuing, or assisting. The meanings are closely connected as acts of aid.
助 combines 且 (which likely contributes the sound) with 力 (strength), suggesting using strength to help or assist.
The left side 且 looks like a shelf or a stack of things, and the right side 力 is strength. Imagine using your strength to hold up a heavy shelf for someone who needs help.
For ジョ, picture a helpful person named Joe who always lends a hand: Joe -> ジョ, and Joe uses his strength to assist.
to save; to rescue; to spare
to be saved; to be rescued; to survive
assistance; support; help; aid
assistance; aid; support
assistant; helper
relief; aid; rescue
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
a help; assistance
helper; supporter; second; backer
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
assistance; support
help; assistance; aid
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
aid; help; assistance; support
assistant professor; associate professor
supporting performance; playing a supporting role
self-help; self-reliance
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
assistant official
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
to help each other; to cooperate
support; patronage