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14 strokesFrequency 1,898JLPT N1Grade 9

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Kun

たす.ける

Nanori

すけたすくゆう

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Common Words

助けるすけ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.
補助じょ輔助NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #7066
1

assistance; support; help; aid

Examples
その飛行機は補助ロケットを使って離陸した。
The airplane used a rocket motor to assist with takeoff.
2

subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid

Examples
あなたの寄附は小児病院を建設する補助として、大いに役立つでしょう。
Your gift will go far towards helping to build the children's hospital.
3

spotting (in weight training)

補佐輔佐NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #9343
1

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

Examples
会社での彼の正式な肩書きは社長補佐である。
His official title at the company is Assistant to the President.
大輔だゆうNounFreq #31035
1

vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary

補導どう輔導NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #32958
1

guidance; direction; leading

2

guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection

少輔しょうしょうゆうすないすけNounFreq #63842
1

Historical term

assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)

大輔たいふたゆうNounArchaicFreq #70289
1

Historical term

vice-minister (ritsuryō system); deputy minister

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.
輔弼補弼ひつNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #121723
1

giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel

輔翼補翼よくNoun~する VerbFreq #160332
1

aid; assistance

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