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補助金 (ほじょきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

補ほ助じょ金きん

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Meanings

1

Financial assistance provided by a government or organization, often for a specific purpose.

政せい府ふは農のう業ぎょうに補ほ助じょ金きんを出だしている。

Kanji

補supplement, supply, make good
助help, rescue, assist
金gold

Related words

グラント
補助金 is a broader term for government or organizational financial aid, whereas グラント specifically evokes research or project grants, often from foreign or academic sources.

The government provides subsidies for agriculture.

このプロジェクトは市しの補ほ助じょ金きんで運うん営えいされています。

This project is run with a grant from the city.

Word family

政せい府ふ補ほ助じょ金きん
government subsidy; government grant
輸ゆ出しゅつ補ほ助じょ金きん
export subsidy

Built from

補ほ助じょ+金きん

Etymology

Compound of 補助 (assistance, support) and 金 (money).