介助|かいじょkaijo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbhelp; assistance; aid
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 介助する（かいじょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 介助します（かいじょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 介助しない（かいじょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 介助しません（かいじょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 介助せず・介助せぬ（かいじょせず・かいじょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 介助した（かいじょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 介助しました（かいじょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 介助しなかった（かいじょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 介助しませんでした（かいじょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 介助して（かいじょして） |
| Potential | 介助できる（かいじょできる） |
| Passive | 介助される（かいじょされる） |
| Causative | 介助させる（かいじょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 介助させられる（かいじょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 介助すれば（かいじょすれば） |
| tara | 介助したら（かいじょしたら） |
| Volitional | 介助しよう（かいじょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 介助しましょう（かいじょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 介助しろ（かいじょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymサポートNeutralEveryday loanword for support, very common in speech; not specific to nursing or personal care.
- Synonym介添えかいぞえNeutralAttending at someone's side and caring for them, close to 「介助」 but sounding old-fashioned; also a bridesmaid or best man.
- Synonym世話せわNeutralBroad word for looking after someone, including day-to-day care, as in 「世話をする」.
- Synonym力添えちからぞえNeutralLending a hand or support; mostly heard in the polite 「お力添え」.
- Related補助ほじょNeutralCovers subsidies and auxiliary support that make up for a shortfall, as in 「補助金」; 「介助」 is hands-on help with someone's movements.
- Related援助えんじょWrittenWritten/formal aid for people or groups in trouble, with money, goods or daily-life support; 「介助」 is close-at-hand help with physical actions.
- Related支援しえんNeutralA broad term for backing someone's activities or efforts; not tied to nursing care the way 「介助」 is.
- Related助力じょりょくWrittenWritten/formal: adding your strength to another person's work or activity; not a care-specific term.
- RelatedアシストNeutralLoanword for assisting, common in sports for the pass before a goal and for power-assist e-bikes; not a nursing term.
- Related助けるたすけるNeutralThe everyday verb for rescuing or helping; the most common general choice, not specific to nursing.
- Related応援おうえんNeutralCheering someone on or sending reinforcements; it is encouragement, not personal care.
- Related扶助ふじょWrittenWritten/formal: welfare aid, chiefly economic support for those unable to live on their own; not physical care.
- Related加勢かせいNeutralJoining in to reinforce one side, typically in a fight or contest; not care.
- Related手伝うてつだうNeutralEveryday verb for helping someone with a task; general-purpose, not specific to nursing.
- Related援護えんごNeutralCovering and protecting someone, or aiding disaster victims and the bereaved, as in 「援護物資」; 「介助」 is help with actions.
- Related補佐ほさNeutralAssisting a person in charge with their duties, as in 「課長補佐」; job-related support, not physical care.
- RelatedヘルプCasualColloquial loanword for help — a cry for help or a temporary helper; 「介助」 is the proper care term.
- Antonym放置ほうちNeutralLeaving someone or something unattended and doing nothing; the opposite of caring assistance.
In nursing, 「介助」 is the term for helping patients, the elderly or disabled people perform actions such as eating, bathing and moving, as in 「食事介助」 and 「介助犬」. For care in the broad sense say 「介護」, for everyday looking-after 「世話」, and for general help 「手伝う」 or 「助ける」; the opposite of such care is 「放置」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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