Translation guide
Work or activities aimed at improving the well-being of people in need, often through social services, charity, or community support.
She devotes herself to welfare work.
Refers to organized social welfare services or projects, often institutional or government-related.
This organization carries out welfare work.
Literally 'welfare job/work', a more casual way to refer to employment in the welfare sector.
I want to get a job in welfare work.
Loanword from English 'social work', used in professional contexts.
He has extensive experience in social work.
Unpaid or community-based efforts to help others, often through non-profit organizations.
Government-provided support systems like livelihood protection or social security.
福祉活動 (fukushi katsudō) specifically targets social welfare, while ボランティア活動 (borantia katsudō) is broader and includes any volunteer work, not necessarily welfare-related.
Directly translating 'welfare work' as 福祉仕事 is unnatural. Use 福祉活動 or 福祉の仕事 instead.
Charitable activities, often with a connotation of philanthropy.
He spends a lot of time on charitable work.