No. 1,790 in Japanese
助
"助" means "help" or "assist."
In a sentence
助けてください！
Please help me!
In this context, '助' is used in the verb '助ける' meaning 'to help', forming an imperative with politeness.
彼は困った時に私を助けてくれました。
He helped me when I was in trouble.
Here, '助' is used in the same verb '助ける', in its past tense form '助けて' to indicate an action completed in the past.
これは非常に助かります。
This is very helpful.
In this sentence, '助' is part of the verb '助かる', meaning 'to be of help or saved', which is in its polite form to express appreciation.
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