Word details
お手伝い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お手伝い.
Dictionary
Entry
1
maid; helper
Examples
今日ではお手伝いさんを雇う余裕のある人は少ない。
Nowadays few people can afford to employ a maid.
2
Polite; Honorific; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
help; assistance
Examples
恐縮ですがお手伝い願えませんか。
May I make so bold as to request your assistance?
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