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お手伝てつだい

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Meanings

1

noun

maid; household helper

Polite term for a domestic helper or maid, often used in the phrase お手伝いさん. The base noun 手伝い can also mean 'helper', but お手伝い specifically carries a polite, often feminine connotation.

See also: お手伝いさん

2

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

help; assistance

Polite noun meaning help or assistance. Can be used with する to mean 'to help'. Honorific language (sonkeigo) when referring to someone else's help; also used politely for one's own help in humble contexts.

See also: 手伝い

Usage patterns