助手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
助	手

Etymology 1

Chinese

Noun

助手 (hiragana じょしゅ, romaji joshu)

1. assistant, helper
2. an assistant to a professor (but not a professor themselves)

Etymology 2

Noun

助手 (hiragana すけて, romaji sukete)

1. helper
2. a position in ancient Sumo performed at an imperial court

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
助手

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Noun

助手 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin zhùshǒu)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) assistant; helper