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介護福祉士 (かいごふくしし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
certified care worker
A national qualification in Japan for professionals who provide physical and emotional care to the elderly and people with disabilities, often in nursing homes or home-visit settings.
護ご
福ふく
祉し
士し
は
高こう
齢れい
者しゃ
の
日にち
常じょう
生せい
活かつ
を
支し
援えん
する
。
Certified care workers support the daily lives of the elderly.
Kanji 介 jammed in, shellfish, mediate 士 gentleman, scholar, samurai Similar words 介かい 護ご 士し 介護士 is a general term for care workers, while 介護福祉士 specifically refers to those with the national certification.
ホームヘルパー ホームヘルパー (home helper) is a more general term for home-visit care workers, not necessarily holding the 介護福祉士 certification.
Etymology Compound of 介護 (care, nursing), 福祉 (welfare), and 士 (professional, specialist). The term was established with the national certification system in 1987.
