補助 (ほじょ, hojo) Japanese meaning: assistance | Kotomora

補ほ助じょ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

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

Meanings

General term for providing help or support, often in a supplementary role. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

援えん助じょN3sense 1
援助 implies more substantial, often material or financial support, while 補助 suggests a lighter, supplementary role.
支し援えんN2sense 1
支援 is broader and often used for backing a cause or project, while 補助 focuses on practical, hands-on assistance.
助じょ成せい sense 2
助成 is used specifically for institutional promotion or funding of an activity, while 補助 more generally covers any subsidy or grant.
手伝てつだいN3sense 1
手伝い is a casual, everyday word for helping out, while 補助 sounds more formal and often institutional.

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扶ふ助じょN1
補助 often refers to a subsidy or supplementary help (e.g. financial), while 扶助 is the broader formal term for aid or support to the needy.
介かい助じょ
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.

主しゅ力りょく
主力 refers to the main, strongest force or resource, while 補助 refers to a supporting or secondary role that backs it up.

補ほ償しょうN1
補償 (ほしょう) means compensation for a loss, while 補助 (ほじょ) means supplementary help or subsidy—easy to mix up because of the shared 補 and similar sound.
補ほ佐さN1
補助 is a broader word for support or subsidy (e.g. financial aid), while 補佐 specifically means personal assistance to a person of higher rank.

補ほ助じょUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
輔ほ助じょ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 補助 is overwhelmingly preferred.

Compound of 補 (supplement, compensate) and 助 (help, assist). The kanji combination naturally conveys supplementary assistance.