JLPT N3 · Noun

助手 (joshu)

助手 (じょしゅ, joshu) is a Japanese noun meaning “assistant; helper”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょしゅ
Romaji: joshu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

assistant; helper · noun
assistant (to a professor); research assistant · noun

Example sentences

私は助手を探している。

I am looking for an assistant.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 助手

助

help, rescue, assistジョ・たす.ける・たす.かる · 7 strokes

手

handシュ・ズ・て・て- · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 助手.

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助けるたすけるto save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)手てhand切手きってstamp (postage)上手じょうずskillful手紙てがみletter

Source: JMdict entry 1344650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.