Meaning

Primary

To Assist

Alternative

To Aid

Word Type

する verb

Explanation

You know that 援助 is assistance or aid. So the verb vocab version is to assist or to aid.

Reading

えんじょする
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as 援助. It is also just the readings you learned with the kanji.

Context

Context Sentences

だからあの二人を援助することには気が進まなかったんだよ。

That's why I was reluctant to aid those two.

あなたを援助することが会社にとってどんなプラスになるんでしょうか。

I wonder what kind of benefits we would get as a company by assisting you.

俺はポテトチップス一袋を買うのに、他人からの援助を必要とするほど貧しい。

I’m so poor that I need help from others just to buy a bag of potato chips.

Kanji Composition