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    3. 養護

    養護

    養よう護ご

    nursing

    N1KMT7CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab35 strokes

    ようご

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    nursing, (protective) care

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    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは養よう護ご施し設せつで働はたらいています。

    He works at a care facility.

    KMT5Medicine & Health
    養よう護ご教きょう諭ゆは、学がっ校こうで生せい徒との健けん康こう管かん理りと心こころのケアを行おこないます。

    School nurses (protective care teachers) manage students' health and provide emotional care at school.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthEducation
    専せん門もん家かによる養よう護ごがなければ、彼かれの回かい復ふくは困こん難なんだったでしょう。

    Without professional nursing care, his recovery would have been difficult.

    KMT7Medicine & Health
    養よう護ご学がっ校こうでは、特とく別べつな支し援えんが必ひつ要ような子こどもたちが学まなんでいます。

    Children who need special support study at special needs schools (protective care schools).

    KMT7EducationMedicine & Health
    高こう齢れい者しゃの養よう護ごは、社しゃ会かい全ぜん体たいで取とり組くむべき重じゅう要ような課か題だいです。

    The protective care of the elderly is an important issue that society as a whole should address.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    養
    やしな.う…(3)
    foster・bring up・rear・develop・nurture
    護
    まも.る…(2)
    safeguard・protect
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