介かい助じょ

か

い

じょ

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介助する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	介かい助じょする	介かい助じょしない
Polite	介かい助じょします	介かい助じょしません
Past polite	介かい助じょしました	介かい助じょしませんでした
Past	介かい助じょした	介かい助じょしなかった
Te-form	介かい助じょして	介かい助じょしないで
Desire	介かい助じょしたい	介かい助じょしたくない
Potential	介かい助じょできる	介かい助じょできない
Passive	介かい助じょされる	介かい助じょされない
Causative	介かい助じょさせる	介かい助じょさせない
Causative passive	介かい助じょさせられる	介かい助じょさせられない
Volitional	介かい助じょしよう
Polite volitional	介かい助じょしましょう
Imperative	介かい助じょしろ	介かい助じょするな
Conditional	介かい助じょすれば	介かい助じょしなければ
Tara conditional	介かい助じょしたら	介かい助じょしなかったら

Meanings

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

help; assistance; aid

Often used in contexts of physical care, nursing, or supporting someone with daily activities. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

高こう齢れい者しゃの食しょく事じを介かい助じょする。
I assist the elderly person with eating.
介かい助じょが必ひつ要ような方かたはスタッフにお声こえがけください。
If you need assistance, please speak to a staff member.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の介かい助じょをするto assist/help someone (with a physical task)
毎まい朝あさ、祖そ母ぼの介かい助じょをしています。
I help my grandmother every morning.
介かい助じょが必ひつ要ようだto need assistance
父ちちは歩ほ行こうに介かい助じょが必ひつ要ようです。
My father needs assistance walking.
〈人ひと〉に介かい助じょしてもらうto have someone assist you
入にゅう浴よくのときはヘルパーに介かい助じょしてもらいます。
I have a helper assist me when bathing.
食しょく事じの介かい助じょをするto help someone eat
看かん護ご師しが患かん者じゃの食しょく事じの介かい助じょをしている。
The nurse is helping the patient eat.
〈人ひと〉の介かい助じょを受うけるto receive assistance from someone
彼かれは日にち常じょう生せい活かつで家か族ぞくの介かい助じょを受うけている。
He receives assistance from his family in daily life.

Kanji

介jammed in, shellfish, mediate
助help, rescue, assist

Related words

介かい護ごN2
介護 refers specifically to long-term nursing care for the elderly or disabled, while 介助 covers any act of helping someone with a task, whether short-term or ongoing.
手伝てつだいN3
手伝い is a casual, everyday word for helping out with anything, whereas 介助 is a more formal term used in medical or caregiving contexts for helping someone with daily physical activities.
補ほ助じょN1
補助 is a broader word for support or supplementary help (including financial or mechanical support), while 介助 specifically means hands-on assistance with a person's physical needs.
支し援えんN2
支援 is a general word for support or backing, often used for organizations or communities helping people, while 介助 refers to direct, physical assistance given to an individual.

Don't confuse with

解かい除じょN1
解除 is pronounced identically to 介助 but means 'cancellation' or 'release' (e.g. of a contract or lock), while 介助 means physical assistance or care.

Word family

介かい助じょ犬けん
service dog
介かい助じょ者しゃ
caregiver; aide; helper
全ぜん介かい助じょ
full assistance; total care

Etymology

Compound of 介 (かい, 'mediate, assist') and 助 (じょ, 'help'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji components reflect the meaning of providing support or aid.