助ける (tasukeru)
助ける (たすける, tasukeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to save; to rescue”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- たすける
- Romaji
- tasukeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to save; to rescue; to spare · ichidan verb, transitive
- to help; to assist · ichidan verb, transitive
- to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid · ichidan verb, transitive
- to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 助ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 助ける | たすける tasukeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 助けます | たすけます tasukemasu |
| Negative | 助けない | たすけない tasukenai |
| Polite negative | 助けません | たすけません tasukemasen |
| Past | 助けた | たすけた tasuketa |
| Polite past | 助けました | たすけました tasukemashita |
| Negative past | 助けなかった | たすけなかった tasukenakatta |
| Te-form | 助けて | たすけて tasukete |
| Potential | 助けられる | たすけられる tasukerareru |
| Passive | 助けられる | たすけられる tasukerareru |
| Causative | 助けさせる | たすけさせる tasukesaseru |
| Volitional | 助けよう | たすけよう tasukeyou |
| Imperative | 助けろ | たすけろ tasukero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 助ければ | たすければ tasukereba |
Kanji in 助ける
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 助ける.
助手じょしゅassistant援助えんじょassistance救助きゅうじょrelief助詞じょしparticle助かるたすかるto be saved助教授じょきょうじゅassistant professor助言じょげんadvice助けたすけassistance補助ほじょassistance助動詞じょどうしinflecting dependent word (in Japanese)
Source: JMdict entry 1344410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.