助(たす)け合(あ)う

たすけあう
godan verb
to help each other, to cooperate
1. to help each other, to help one another
To provide mutual assistance, with each party helping the other.
困(こま)った時(とき)は助(たす)け合(あ)いましょう。
Let's help each other when in trouble.
友達(ともだち)と助(たす)け合(あ)って宿題(しゅくだい)をした。
I did my homework helping each other with my friends.
家族(かぞく)は助(たす)け合(あ)って生(い)きていくものだ。
Families are meant to help each other and live together.
災害(さいがい)の時(とき)、地域(ちいき)の人(ひと)たちが助(たす)け合(あ)った。
During the disaster, people in the community helped each other.
知(し)らない人(ひと)同士(どうし)でも助(たす)け合(あ)えるのは、人間(にんげん)のすばらしいところだ。
It's a wonderful thing about humans that even strangers can help each other.
2. to cooperate, to support each other
To work together by providing mutual support.
チームで助(たす)け合(あ)う。
To cooperate as a team.
仕事(しごと)で助(たす)け合(あ)える仲間(なかま)がいる。
I have colleagues I can support each other with at work.
クラスのみんなで助(たす)け合(あ)って準備(じゅんび)を進(すす)めた。
Everyone in the class cooperated to move the preparations forward.
助(たす)け合(あ)いの精神(せいしん)を大切(たいせつ)にしている学校(がっこう)だ。
It's a school that values the spirit of cooperation.
社会(しゃかい)は人々(ひとびと)が助(たす)け合(あ)うことで成(な)り立(た)っている。
Society is sustained by people cooperating with each other.

助(たす)け合(あ)う is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) meaning to help each other.

COMPOUND STRUCTURE:

  • 助(たす)ける (to help) + 合(あ)う (each other) → to help each other

ASPECT (ている):
助(たす)け合(あ)っている indicates an ongoing state of mutual help.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 互(たが)いに助(たす)け合(あ)う (help each other mutually)
  • 困(こま)った時(とき)に助(たす)け合(あ)う (help each other in times of trouble)
  • 助(たす)け合(あ)いの精神(せいしん) (spirit of mutual help)

RELATED NOUN:

  • 助(たす)け合(あ)い: mutual help, mutual aid

SIMILAR COMPOUNDS WITH ～合(あ)う:

  • 支(ささ)え合(あ)う: to support each other
  • 競(きそ)い合(あ)う: to compete with each other
  • 話(はな)し合(あ)う: to discuss with each other

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Related Words

Related: 支(ささ)え合(あ)う (to support each other)
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Added 2026.1.14 12:52 · Revised 2026.3.5 14:06
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