Japanese word

助かる

Pronunciation

Romajitasukaru

Meaning

  • verbbe helpful

Example

荷物を持ってくれると助かります。ni motsu o mo tte ku re ru to tasu ka ri ma su

It would help if you could carry my bag.

Illustration for 助かる (be helpful)

More examples

詳しい地図があると助かります。kuwa shi i chi zu ga a ru to tasu ka ri ma su

A detailed map would be very helpful.

Core concept

Describes a situation in which help removes a difficulty or burden, making things manageable.

Similar words

役立つyakudatsu: To serve a practical purpose or meet a particular need.
救われるsukuwareru: To be saved from danger, suffering, or a serious difficulty by help or good fortune.

Definition in Japanese

助けを受けて、困難や負担が軽くなる。tasu ke o u ke te kon nan ya fu tan ga karu ku na ru

Word origin

助かる (tasukaru, "to be helped") is the intransitive counterpart of 助ける (tasukeru, "to help"), expressing a state that results from receiving help.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 助かります (tasukarimasu) commonly acknowledges that someone's practical help reduces a burden.

Other meanings

  • be savedverb
  • surviveverb

Opposites

Word lists with this word