手伝う

てつだう

to help

Mnemonic

Your own hand goes in and the work moves along the line to the next person. Ted てつ has one end of the sofa, da だ, ooh う, mind the door: てつだう.

Worth knowing

Lending a hand with a job. 助けるたすける is getting somebody out of trouble.

Built from

手

hand

A hand with the fingers drawn out from the wrist.

伝

transmit, pass on

亻 person + 云 speak

Words sharing these kanji

手 hand 相手 partner, opponent 勝手 selfish, self-centered 上手い skilled, good 両手 both hands 手紙 letter 苦手 hard to deal with, weak point 手段 means, way 片手 one hand 下手 bad at, poor 派手 showy, flashy 伝える to convey, to transmit

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