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ケアワーク

Meanings

1

noun

care work

Refers to professional or unpaid work involving caregiving, such as nursing, elderly care, childcare, or social welfare services.

ケアワークの現げん場ばでは人ひと手で不ぶ足そくが深しん刻こくだ。
There is a serious labor shortage in care work settings.
彼かの女じょはケアワークに従じゅう事じして10年ねんになる。
She has been engaged in care work for ten years.

Written forms

ケア・ワーク
- ケアワーク
  Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
- ケア・ワーク

Similar words

介かい護ご
介護 is the native Japanese term for nursing care or long-term care, often used in formal contexts, while ケアワーク is a broader loanword encompassing various caregiving roles.
ケア
ケア is a more general term for 'care', while ケアワーク specifically refers to care as a form of work or occupation.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'care work'.