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補助 (ほじょ): assistance, support, auxiliary — Japanese vocabulary

補助 is read ほじょ and means "assistance, support, auxiliary". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

補助

Reading
ほじょ · hojo
Translation
assistance, support, auxiliary
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ほじょが

Example

その飛行機は補助ロケットを使って離陸した。

そのひこうきはほじょロケットをつかってりりくした。

The airplane used a rocket motor to assist with takeoff.

Kanji in this word

  • 補 — supplement
  • 助 — help, assist

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