お手伝い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お手伝い
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?
Kanji in this Word
手
4 strokes
Frequency: 60
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
hand
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュ
ズ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
て
て-
-て
た-
伝
6 strokes
Frequency: 416
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
transmit
go along
walk along
follow
report
communicate
legend
tradition
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
デン
テン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つた.わる
つた.える
つた.う
つだ.う
-づた.い
つて
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
つたえ
御
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
honorable
manipulate
govern
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
う
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