扶
扶

aid, help, assist

7 strokesFrequency 1,879JLPT N1Grade 8

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フ

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たす.ける

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助けるたすける援ける救ける扶ける佐ける佑ける輔けるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #297
1

to save; to rescue; to spare

Examples
彼は池で溺れそうになっている子どもを助けた。
He saved a child from drowning in a pond.
2

to help; to assist

Examples
私は老婦人が通りを渡るのを助けた。
I helped an old woman across the street.
3

to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid

4

to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to

Examples
教育は人格の形成を助ける。
Education helps to mold character.
食い扶持食いぶちくいぶちNounFreq #39632
1

food expenses; cost of one's board

扶持ふちNounFreq #46941
1

Historical term

salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend

2

Historical term; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend

扶養ふようNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #60009
1

support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance

Examples
あなたには扶養しなければならない大きな家族がある。だが危険をおかしてまで大きな利益を得ようとするな。
You have a large family to support; don't play for high stakes.
扶桑ふそう榑桑搏桑NounFreq #60050
1

Chinese mythology

divine tree or island east of China; Fusang

2

Formal or literary term

Japan

3

Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

相互扶助そうごふじょNoun四字熟語Freq #65221
1

mutual aid

扶養家族ふようかぞくNounFreq #82443
1

one's dependents

Examples
彼には扶養家族が多かった。
He had a large family to support.
助く輔く扶くたすくTransitiveArchaicFreq #89190
1

Nidan verb (lower class)

to help; to save; to rescue

Examples
芸は身を助く。
Accomplishments are a friend in need.
チフス《窒扶斯》チブスチプスNounUsually kanaFreq #91389
1

Medicine

typhoid; paratyphoid

2

Medicine

typhus

扶助ふじょNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #91878
1

aid; help; assistance; support

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