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デイホーム (でいほーむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

デイホーム

also: でーほーむ

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Meanings

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noun

day-care center for the elderly; day center

Wasei-eigo term for a facility where elderly people can spend the day, receive care, and participate in activities. Not used for children's daycare.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from day home

祖そ母ぼは週しゅうに二に回かいデイホームに通かよっている。
My grandmother goes to a day-care center for the elderly twice a week.
このデイホームでは入にゅう浴よくサービスも提てい供きょうしている。
This day center also provides bathing services.

Written forms

デイホーム
Most common katakana spelling; reflects the English 'day home'.
デーホーム
Variant with long vowel; less common but still used.
デイ・ホーム
- でいほーむ
  Spelling with interpunct; rarely seen in practice.
- デイ・ホーム
デー・ホーム
- でーほーむ
  Rare spelling with interpunct and long vowel.

デー・ホーム

Similar words

デイサービス
デイサービス is a more common term for day services for the elderly, often used interchangeably with デイホーム, but デイホーム may emphasize the facility itself.
保ほ育いく園えん
保育園 is a nursery school or daycare for children, while デイホーム is specifically for the elderly.

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'day home'. The term is not used in English with this meaning; it was coined in Japan to refer to daytime care facilities for the elderly.