Moto 助: Help; Rescue; AssistKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジョ
- Kun'yomi
- たす(ける)、たす(かる)、す(ける)、すけ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 263 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジョ)
- 援助えんじょassistance; aid
- 補助ほじょassistance; support
- 助成じょせいassisting; assistance
- 助教授じょきょうじゅassistant professor; associate professor
- 助手じょしゅassistant; helper
- 救助きゅうじょrelief; aid
- 助役じょやくassistant official
- 助言じょげんadvice; counsel
- 自助じじょself-help; self-reliance
- 介助かいじょhelp; assistance
- 扶助ふじょaid; help
- 助演じょえんsupporting performance; playing a supporting role
- 一助いちじょa help; an aid
- 互助ごじょmutual aid; cooperation
- 内助ないじょwife's help
- 助力じょりょくassistance; support
- 助産じょさんmidwifery
- 助詞じょしparticle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
- 助走じょそうapproach run; run-up
- 助長じょちょうpromotion; encouragement
- 援助交際えんじょこうさいpaid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
- 賛助さんじょsupport; patronage
- ほう助ほうじょassistance; backing
- タイド援助タイドえんじょtied aid
- 並列助詞へいれつじょしparallel marker; particle used to list items (e.g. "to", "ya", "yara")
- 並立助詞へいりつじょしparallel marker; particle used to list items (e.g. "to", "ya", "yara")
- 主語助動詞倒置しゅごじょどうしとうちsubject-auxiliary inversion
- 互助会ごじょかいbenefit society
- 互助的ごじょてきfriendly
- 人命救助じんめいきゅうじょlifesaving
- 人道援助じんどうえんじょhumanitarian aid; humanitarian assistance
- 人道的援助じんどうてきえんじょhumanitarian aid
- 介助犬かいじょけんservice dog (for the disabled, etc.)
- 介助者かいじょしゃaide; caregiver
- 低所得者医療扶助ていしょとくしゃいりょうふじょsupport for medical treatment for those on low income; Medicaid
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 助けたすけassistance; help
- 手助けてだすけa help; assistance
- 福助ふくすけlarge-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
- 助けるたすけるto save; to rescue
- 助け合いたすけあいcooperation; mutual aid (help)
- 助かるたすかるto be saved; to be rescued
- 助け合うたすけあうto help each other; to cooperate
- 助け舟たすけぶねlifeboat
- 助っ人すけっとhelper; supporter
- 大助かりおおだすかりgreat help
- がってん承知の助がってんしょうちのすけgot it; roger
- がってん承知之助がってんしょうちのすけgot it; roger
- ちび助ちびすけpipsqueak; little runt
- むっつり助平むっつりすけべいlecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
- デコ助デコすけbig forehead; fivehead
- パン助パンすけprostitute
- 三助さんすけmale bathhouse attendant
- 人助けひとだすけact of mercy; helping another person
- 伝助でんすけroulette-like street gambling
- 伝助賭博でんすけとばくdeceptive betting game (such as the shell game); street fraud
Other readings
- 助産婦じょさんぷmidwife
- でこ助デコすけbig forehead; fivehead
- ど助平どすけべsex fiend; lecher
- むっつり助兵衛むっつりすけべえlecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
- チビ助ちびすけpipsqueak; little runt
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