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助成 (じょせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
assistance ; support ; subsidy
Primarily used for institutional, financial, or systematic support, such as government grants, research funding, or organizational aid. Often appears in compound nouns like 助成金 (subsidy).
This project was carried out with assistance from the city.
Similar words 援えん 助じょ 援助 is broader, covering personal, humanitarian, or emergency aid, while 助成 emphasizes systematic financial or institutional support.
支し 援えん 支援 is a general term for support, including moral or logistical backing; 助成 is more specifically about funding or grants.
Etymology Compound of 助 (help, assist) and 成 (accomplish, become). The combination conveys the idea of helping something to come to fruition, typically through financial or institutional means.
