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助かる

助かる

Japanese

See also 助ける
Kanji in this term
たす
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Verb

助かる (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana たすかる, romaji tasukaru)

  1. be saved; be rescued
    その兵士 (へいし)増援 (ぞうえん)がきたおかげで (たす)かった。
    Sono heishi wa zōen ga kita okage de tasukatta.
    Thanks to the arrival of reinforcements, the soldier was saved.

Conjugation

Usage notes

There is no passive, causative, potential, or volitional form.

Related terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.