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10 助手 Assistant

Alternative Meanings

Helper, Aide

Part of Speech

Noun

Reading

じょしゅ

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

ワトソンはかせは、シャーロック・ホームズの助手ではなく、あくまで友人です。

Dr. Watson isn’t just Sherlock Holmes’ assistant, he’s his friend till the end.

わたしの助手は、年末に肉ばなれになりました。

My aide got a torn muscle at the end of the year.

もし私が今首になった助手の助手だとしたら、それってつまり私も首になっちゃったってこと?

If I’m the assistant to an assistant who was just fired, does that mean that I’m fired too?

Meaning Explanation

Someone who gives you a helping hand is an assistant.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You learned the on'yomi reading of 手 with the vocabulary word 投手.

Utilized Kanji

  • 助
    • じょ
    • Help
  • 手
    • て
    • Hand
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