手助け|てだすけtedasuke[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verba help; assistance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 手助けする（てだすけする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 手助けします（てだすけします） |
| Negative (nai) | 手助けしない（てだすけしない） |
| polite (masen) | 手助けしません（てだすけしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 手助けせず・手助けせぬ（てだすけせず・てだすけせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 手助けした（てだすけした） |
| polite (mashita) | 手助けしました（てだすけしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 手助けしなかった（てだすけしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 手助けしませんでした（てだすけしませんでした） |
| Te form | 手助けして（てだすけして） |
| Potential | 手助けできる（てだすけできる） |
| Passive | 手助けされる（てだすけされる） |
| Causative | 手助けさせる（てだすけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 手助けさせられる（てだすけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 手助けすれば（てだすけすれば） |
| tara | 手助けしたら（てだすけしたら） |
| Volitional | 手助けしよう（てだすけしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 手助けしましょう（てだすけしましょう） |
| Imperative | 手助けしろ（てだすけしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym補助ほじょNeutralSupplementary aid that fills a shortfall, often financial — also means subsidies such as 「補助金」. Leans formal.
- Synonym助力じょりょくWrittenWritten word for lending strength to another's work or activity. 「手助け」 serves in both speech and writing and is more concrete.
- Synonym力添えちからぞえNeutralLending a hand; most often heard in the polite expression 「お力添え」, used to request or acknowledge support.
- SynonymアシストNeutralLoanword for assistance or backup; in sports it means an assist, the final pass before a goal. Colloquial.
- Synonym援助えんじょNeutralAid for people or groups in trouble — money, manpower, technical support. More formal than 「手助け」.
- Synonym支援しえんNeutralSupport or backing, often for disaster-hit areas and events. More formal than 「手助け」.
- Synonym手伝いてつだいNeutralNoun for helping out or for a helper, as in 「家事の手伝い」. Very close in sense to 「手助け」.
- Synonym助けたすけNeutralCovers help and rescue across a broad range of uses. 「手助け」 focuses on pitching in to get a task done.
- Synonym手伝うてつだうNeutralVerb for helping share someone's work; the most common word in daily use.
- Synonym世話せわNeutralCaring for someone or something, as in 「子どもの世話」; stresses looking after rather than helping with a task.
- Synonym補佐ほさNeutralAssisting a superior at their side; tied to an official role, as aide or assistant.
- SynonymヘルプNeutralLoanword for help; also used when calling for help. Colloquial.
- Related助けるたすけるNeutralVerb meaning to help, and also to save a life. Broader in use than 「手助け」.
- Related加勢かせいNeutralJoining one side to reinforce it, as in 「けんかに加勢する」; carries a sense of taking sides.
- Related応援おうえんNeutralCheering and support, with the emphasis on encouragement.
- Related助成じょせいNeutralFunding support for a project, as in 「研究助成金」; stresses financial aid.
- Related助勢じょせいWrittenWritten word for backing someone up, now rare; in daily speech use 「手助け」 or 「加勢」.
- Related幇助ほうじょWrittenLegal term, mostly for aiding and abetting a crime; carries a negative shade.
- Antonym妨害ぼうがいNeutralAntonym: obstructing or interfering with what someone is trying to do.
- Antonym邪魔じゃまNeutralAntonym: being in the way or disturbing someone; common in everyday speech.
For everyday help with tasks big or small, 「手助け」 and 「手伝い」 are the default choices. For formal support of people or groups, use 「支援」 or 「援助」; for funding, 「助成」; for looking after someone, 「世話」. 「補助」 covers supplementary aid and subsidies, 「応援」 cheering on, 「加勢」 joining a side, 「補佐」 assisting a superior. The opposites are 「邪魔」 and 「妨害」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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