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    3. 助っ人

    助っ人

    助すけっ​人と

    helper

    KMT8News #25+1Ref L1NounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab10 strokes

    すけっと

    Noun

    1.
    helper, supporter, second, backer
    2.
    foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは私わたしたちのプロジェクトの助すけっ人ととして来きてくれた。

    He came as a helper for our project.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life
    野や球きゅうチームは、強きょう力りょくな助すけっ人と外がい国こく人じん選せん手しゅを獲かく得とくした。

    The baseball team acquired a powerful foreign player (helper).

    KMT8Sports & Martial Arts
    試し合あいの後こう半はん、監かん督とくは流ながれを変かえるために新あたらしい助すけっ人とを投とう入にゅうした。

    In the second half of the game, the coach brought in a new helper (player) to change the momentum.

    KMT8Sports & Martial Arts
    引ひっ越こし作さ業ぎょうが大たい変へんだったので、友ゆう人じんが助すけっ人ととして手て伝つだってくれた。

    The moving work was tough, so my friend came to help as a helper.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    経けい営えい危き機きに瀕ひんした会かい社しゃを立たて直なおすため、外がい部ぶから敏びん腕わんの助すけっ人とが招まねかれた。

    A highly capable helper was invited from outside to rebuild the company facing a management crisis.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    助
    たす.ける・たす.かる・す.ける・すけ…(1)
    help・rescue・assist
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
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