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助力 (じょりょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
assistance ; support ; help
Somewhat formal or written-sounding word for help given to another person, project, or activity. As a する verb it is intransitive, commonly used as ～に助力する; as a noun it appears in phrases such as 助力を得る and 助力を求める.
専せん 門もん 家か が 原げん 因いん の 調ちょう 査さ に 助じょ 力りょく し た 。
Experts assisted in the investigation of the cause.
Similar words 援えん 助じょ Also means assistance or aid, often with financial, material, humanitarian, or organized support; 助力 is broader help or effort lent to someone.
協きょう 力りょく Means cooperation or working together toward a shared goal; 助力 focuses more on giving help to someone else's undertaking.
支し 援えん Support or backing, often organized, institutional, political, or long-term; 助力 can be a more direct act of lending help.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound written with 助, 'help,' and 力, 'power, effort.' The spelling transparently matches the meaning 'to lend one's effort in help.'
