助力(じょりょく)

じょりょく
noun, verb (suru)
assistance; help; support
1. assistance; help; support; aid
Help or support given to someone to accomplish something. A formal term often used in written or polite contexts.
ご助力(じょりょく)をお願(ねが)いします。
I ask for your assistance.
皆様(みなさま)の助力(じょりょく)のおかげで成功(せいこう)した。
It succeeded thanks to everyone's help.
地域(ちいき)の復興(ふっこう)に助力(じょりょく)したいと考(かんが)え、ボランティアに参加(さんか)することにした。
Wanting to help with the region's recovery, I decided to join the volunteer effort.

FORMATION: 助(じょ) (help, assist) + 力(りょく) (power, force). Literally 'helping power.'

USAGE: 助力(じょりょく) is a formal word. It is often used with polite prefixes like ご助力(じょりょく) in business and formal requests. In casual speech, 手伝(てつだ)い or 助(たす)け is more natural.

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • [person/cause]に助力(じょりょく)する (to lend assistance to)
  • [person]の助力(じょりょく)を得(え)る (to receive someone's assistance)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ご助力(じょりょく): your assistance (polite)
  • 助力(じょりょく)を求(もと)める: to seek assistance
  • 助力(じょりょく)を得(え)る: to receive assistance

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 助力(じょりょく): formal assistance (written/polite)
  • 援助(えんじょ): aid, support (often institutional)
  • 手助(てだす)け: helping hand (everyday)
  • 協力(きょうりょく): cooperation (mutual effort)
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