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助ける

助ける

Japanese

See also 助かる
Kanji in this term
たす
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Verb

助ける (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana たすける, romaji tasukeru)

  1. to help; to save; to rescue
    • 2013, Hideaki Sorachi, リーダーはつらいよ [It's Tough Being a Leader]”, in ぎんたま [Silver Soul], volume 47 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha:
      どこで (おお) (ごえ)でグチってんだてめーは  (たす) ()たのか (じゃ) ()しにきたのかどっちだ
      Doko de ōgoe de guchitten da temē wa Tasuke ni kita no ka jamashi ni kita no ka dotchi da
      Where the **** do you think you're shouting complaints? Did you come here to help me or to **** me up even more?
       (たす)けてもらいに ()ました
      Tasukete morai ni kimashita
      I came to seek help
      この (さい) (あく) (じょう) (きょう) (にん) (げん) (たす) ()いますか⁉
      Kono saiaku no jōkyō no ningen ni tasuke o koimasu ka⁉
      You're asking a person in this hellish situation for help!?

Conjugation

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