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表層形
助け舟
タスケブネ
名詞

助け舟 (タスケブネ)

Tasukebune · たすけぶね — lifeboat; friend in need, helping hand, timely help

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助け舟 in rōmaji: tasukebune.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 助け船 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月14日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
助け舟
見出し語 (Lemma)
助け船
読み (Reading)
タスケブネ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
助け舟
読み・基本形
タスケブネ
表記・基本形
助け舟
見出し語の読み
タスケブネ
💡 English Meaning

助け舟 means “lifeboat; friend in need, helping hand, timely help” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

助け船 (タスケブネ) — main entry →

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タスケブネ
Lemma: 助け船
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The surface form (助け舟) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (助け船) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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