Word Meaning 助動 (Jodou): Inflecting Dependent Word

Meaning

English

inflecting dependent word

Reading

Kana

じょどう

Romaji

jodou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 66926 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

助動詞

じょどうし

auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)

救助活動

きゅうじょかつどう

rescue operation

法助動詞

ほうじょどうし

modal auxiliary verb

補助動詞

ほじょどうし

subsidiary verb (in Japanese)

主語助動詞倒置

しゅごじょどうしとうち

subject-auxiliary inversion

助言

じょげん

advice

助手

じょしゅ

assistant

助ける

たすける

to help

助かる

たすかる

to be helped

助っ人

すけっと

foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

助力

じょりょく

assistance

助け合う

たすけあう

to help each other

Example Sentences

2

この文は現在完了形です。haveは動詞ではなく、助動詞。

This sentence is in the present perfect. 'have' is not a verb, but an auxiliary verb.

canは助動詞ですので、疑問文では文頭に持ってきます。

'can' is an auxiliary verb, so in question sentences it is brought to the start of the phrase.