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特別養護老人ホーム (とくべつようごろうじんホーム) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
特とく 別べつ 養よう 護ご 老ろう 人じん ホーム also: とくよう
Meanings 1
noun
special nursing home for the elderly ; intensive-care old people's home
A public long-term care facility under the Japanese long-term care insurance system, providing full-time residential care for elderly people who need constant nursing and assistance with daily living.
See also: 特養
The number of people waiting to enter special nursing homes is increasing.
Written forms 特とく 別べつ 養よう 護ご 老ろう 人じん ホーム
Standard full name for this type of facility.
特とく 養よう
Common abbreviation used in everyday conversation and media.
Kanji 別 separate, branch off, diverge 老 old man, old age, grow old Similar words 老ろう 人じん ホーム A general term for old people's homes, including both public and private facilities. 特別養護老人ホーム is a specific type of public nursing home with intensive care.
介かい 護ご 老ろう 人じん 福ふく 祉し 施し 設せつ The official legal term for the same type of facility; 特別養護老人ホーム is the more common name.
Etymology Compound of 特別 (special), 養護 (nursing care), 老人 (elderly), and ホーム (home). The abbreviation 特養 is formed from the first characters of 特別 and 養護.
