助成|じょせいjosei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbassisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 助成する（じょせいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 助成します（じょせいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 助成しない（じょせいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 助成しません（じょせいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 助成せず・助成せぬ（じょせいせず・じょせいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 助成した（じょせいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 助成しました（じょせいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 助成しなかった（じょせいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 助成しませんでした（じょせいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 助成して（じょせいして） |
| Potential | 助成できる（じょせいできる） |
| Passive | 助成される（じょせいされる） |
| Causative | 助成させる（じょせいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 助成させられる（じょせいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 助成すれば（じょせいすれば） |
| tara | 助成したら（じょせいしたら） |
| Volitional | 助成しよう（じょせいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 助成しましょう（じょせいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 助成しろ（じょせいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymサポートNeutralNeutral loanword. Support, including after-sales or technical support, as in 「サポートセンター」.
- Synonym援助えんじょNeutralNeutral. Aid, as in 「経済援助」; leans toward relieving people in difficulty, while 「助成」 is public funding for projects.
- Synonym支援しえんNeutralNeutral. Support, as in 「被災地支援」; a broad term not limited to money.
- Synonym力添えちからぞえWrittenWritten/formal prose. Help or assistance, as in 「お力添えください」; used in polite requests.
- Related助力じょりょくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Lending a hand or backing someone's efforts; the help is human effort, whereas 「助成」 is about providing funds.
- Related応援おうえんNeutralNeutral. Cheering on or reinforcing, as in 「チームを応援する」; leans toward moral support rather than funding.
- Related手助けてだすけCasualColloquial. Helping out with a task, as in 「家事の手助け」; everyday small favors, not official funding.
- RelatedアシストNeutralNeutral loanword. Assisting someone or, in sports, setting up a goal, as in 「ゴールをアシスト」.
- Related後援こうえんNeutralNeutral. Backing or patronage, as in 「市の後援」; often lending one's name to support an event rather than giving money.
- RelatedヘルプNeutralNeutral loanword. Help or rescue, as in 「ヘルプに入る」; tends to be a temporary helping hand.
- Related支えささえNeutralNeutral. Something that props you up, as in 「心の支え」; leans toward emotional or spiritual reliance.
- Antonym妨害ぼうがいNeutralNeutral. Obstruction or interference; the opposite of 「助成」, which promotes and funds.
- Antonym阻止そしNeutralNeutral. Stopping or preventing something; the opposite of 「助成」, which advances projects.
Use 「助成」 for government or public bodies funding projects, as in 「助成金」 and 「研究助成」. For relief or aid to those in need say 「援助」, for broad support 「支援」, and for sponsoring or backing an event 「後援」. The opposites are 「妨害」 and 「阻止」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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