補佐

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See also: 輔佐 and 辅佐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
補 佐
ほ
Grade: 6 		さ
Grade: 4
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
輔佐

Etymology

補 is a daiyōji replacing 輔.

Pronunciation

Noun

補(ほ)佐(さ) • (hosa) 

  1. aid, assistance to someone in the course of their work
  2. an aide, some whose job is to assist another

Verb

補(ほ)佐(さ)する • (hosa suru) transitive suru (stem 補(ほ)佐(さ)し (hosa shi), past 補(ほ)佐(さ)した (hosa shita))

  1. assist, offer counsel

Conjugation

Conjugation of "補佐する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 補佐し ほさし hosa shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 補佐し ほさし hosa shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 補佐する ほさする hosa suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 補佐する ほさする hosa suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 補佐すれ ほさすれ hosa sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 補佐せよ¹
補佐しろ² 		ほさせよ¹
ほさしろ² 		hosa seyo¹
hosa shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 補佐される ほさされる hosa sareru
Causative 補佐させる
補佐さす 		ほささせる
ほささす 		hosa saseru
hosa sasu
Potential 補佐できる ほさできる hosa dekiru
Volitional 補佐しよう ほさしよう hosa shiyō
Negative 補佐しない ほさしない hosa shinai
Negative continuative 補佐せず ほさせず hosa sezu
Formal 補佐します ほさします hosa shimasu
Perfective 補佐した ほさした hosa shita
Conjunctive 補佐して ほさして hosa shite
Hypothetical conditional 補佐すれば ほさすれば hosa sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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