助ける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 助ける | 助けない |
| Polite | 助けます | 助けません |
| Past polite | 助けました | 助けませんでした |
| Past | 助けた | 助けなかった |
| Te-form | 助けて | 助けないで |
| Desire | 助けたい | 助けたくない |
| Potential | 助けられるalso 助けれる | 助けられないalso 助けれない |
| Passive | 助けられる | 助けられない |
| Causative | 助けさせる | 助けさせない |
| Causative passive | 助けさせられる | 助けさせられない |
| Volitional | 助けよう | |
| Polite volitional | 助けましょう | |
| Imperative | 助けろ | 助けるな |
| Conditional | 助ければ | 助けなければ |
| Tara conditional | 助けたら | 助けなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for saving someone from danger, death, or a critical situation. Often implies a life-or-death or serious context.
The firefighter saved the child from the fire.
The doctor did everything possible to save his life.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
General help or assistance in everyday situations, not necessarily life-threatening. Can be used for physical help, advice, or support.
My friend helped me with the move.
It's natural to help people in need.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
support financially; provide aid; contribute to
Specifically refers to financial support or providing material aid, such as donations, funding, or economic assistance.
He donates every month to support the orphanage.
This fund aims to provide aid to poor families.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
facilitate; promote; stimulate
Used when something helps a process, activity, or development along; often with abstract objects like growth, understanding, or recovery.
Moderate exercise aids digestion.
This medicine has the effect of promoting wound healing.
The doctor saved the patient's life.
I helped a person who was lost.
I send money every month to help support my family's living expenses.
This drink has the effect of aiding digestion.
手伝う focuses on lending a hand with a routine or physical task, whereas 助ける covers a wider range including rescue, financial aid, and facilitation.
支援する is a formal term specifically for financial or material backing, while 助ける can express the same idea more casually alongside other meanings.
促す means to prompt or spur something into action, while 助ける in this sense means to facilitate or aid a process already underway.
助ける means to help or rescue someone in a moment of need, while 支える describes ongoing support that holds a person, group, or thing up over time.
助ける is a general, everyday verb meaning to help or rescue, whereas 手を差し伸べる is a more vivid, idiomatic image of reaching out one's hand to someone in need.
助ける is a broader verb for helping or saving someone, whereas 手を貸す specifically means to lend a hand with a task, often minor or practical.
助ける is a general everyday verb for 'to help' or 'to save', whereas 援助 is a more formal noun/verb used for organized or institutional aid.
助ける is transitive and describes one person helping another, while 助け合う is intransitive and stresses that the help goes both ways.
助ける is a plain verb meaning to help or rescue in general, while 肩を貸す is a more vivid, idiomatic way to describe offering support in a tough moment.
助ける covers a broader range of help, including rescuing someone from danger, while アシスト is limited to supportive assistance in tasks or sports.
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older or formal texts.
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older or formal texts.
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older or formal texts.
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older or formal texts.
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older or formal texts.
protect and help; safeguard; preserve
godsend; gift from providence
help up; pick up; bring safely to land
help to one's feet; help up