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手伝い手 (てつだいて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

手伝てつだい手て

Meanings

1

noun

helper; assistant

A person who helps with a task; often used for someone lending a hand in work or daily chores.

引ひっ越こしの手伝てつだい手てを探さがしている。
I'm looking for someone to help with the move.
彼かれはいつも料りょう理りの手伝てつだい手てになってくれる。
He always helps out with the cooking.

Kanji

手hand
伝transmit, go along, walk along

Similar words

手伝てつだい
手伝い is more common and can mean both 'help' (the act) and 'helper'. 手伝い手 explicitly refers to the person who helps.
助じょ手しゅ
助手 is a more formal term for an assistant, often used in professional or academic settings, while 手伝い手 is casual and implies helping with physical tasks.

Etymology

Compound of 手伝い (help, assistance) and 手 (person, -er), literally 'helping hand person'.