Illustration: In an apartment living room, a domestic helper wearing a practical apron folds the household's laundry into separate baskets beside a vacuum cleaner. The resident, dressed for office work and carrying a commuter bag, pauses at the entrance to hand over a spare key with a grateful nod.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

お手て伝つだいさん

otetsudaisan

maid, domestic helper

A somewhat dated term for a domestic worker. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. お手伝てつだいさんはすぐに食卓しょくたくから食器しょっきをかたづけた。

    The maid immediately cleaned the dishes from the table.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. お手伝てつだいさんは毎日まいにちの家事かじにすっかり飽あきてしまった。

    The maid was dead tired of her household chores.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしはあなたのお手伝てつだいさんじゃありません。

    I’m not your maid.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 手伝

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 伝transmit; go alongOnデン・テンKunつたわる・つたえる・つだう

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