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看護 (かんご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
nursing ; nursing care ; nurse
Refers to professional nursing care for patients, or a person who provides such care. The 'army nurse' gloss is a specific historical/military context; general use covers hospital and clinical nursing.
母はは は 自じ 宅たく で 祖そ 父ふ を 看かん 護ご し て いる 。
My mother is nursing my grandfather at home.
Similar words 介かい 護ご 介護 focuses on long-term care and assistance for the elderly or disabled, while 看護 is medical nursing for patients.
看かん 病びょう 看病 is more personal, often informal care for a sick family member, whereas 看護 implies professional or systematic nursing.
Etymology Compound of 看 (to watch over, care for) and 護 (to protect, safeguard). The combination conveys the idea of protective care, which became the standard term for nursing in modern Japanese.
