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看護師長 (かんごしちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

看かん護ご師し長ちょう

Meanings

1

noun

head nurse; nurse manager

A senior nursing position responsible for managing a ward or unit.

看かん護ご師し長ちょうは病びょう棟とう全ぜん体たいの看かん護ごを管かん理りしている。
The head nurse manages nursing care for the entire ward.

Kanji

看watch over, see
護safeguard, protect
師expert, teacher, master
長

long, leader, superior

Similar words

看かん護ご師し
看護師 is a general nurse, while 看護師長 is the head nurse or nurse manager.
師し長ちょう
師長 is a suffix meaning 'chief' or 'head' of a professional group, used in titles like 看護師長.

Etymology

Compound of 看護師 (nurse) and 長 (chief, head).