助動詞 じょどうし inflecting dependent word (in Japanese) N1 #22,161 Meanings noun, grammar inflecting dependent word (in Japanese); bound auxiliary grammar auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese) Its kanji 助 ジョ · たす.ける、たす.かる、す.ける、すけ help, rescue, assist 動 ドウ · うご.く、うご.かす move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake 詞 シ · ことば part of speech, words, poetry