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jmdict 1344380 Active (id: 1074872)
助かる [ichi1,news2,nf36]
たすかる [ichi1,news2,nf36]
1. [v5r,vi]
▶ to be saved
▶ to be rescued
▶ to survive
2. [v5r,vi]
▶ to escape harm
▶ to be spared damage
3. [v5r,vi]
▶ to be helped
▶ to be saved trouble

Conjugations


History:
3. A 2011-08-28 22:53:44  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2011-08-28 22:09:04  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, nc
  Comments:
i agree.
  Diff:
@@ -22,1 +22,12 @@
-<gloss>to be helpful</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to escape harm</gloss>
+<gloss>to be spared damage</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to be helped</gloss>
+<gloss>to be saved trouble</gloss>
1. A* 2011-08-28 20:41:13 
  Comments:
Hi, according to what I've been told, I think the definition "to be helpful" may be incorrect. As I understand it, 助かる means "to be helped", which is the opposite.

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