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老人医療保険 (ろうじんいりょうほけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

老ろう人じん医い療りょう保ほ険けん

Meanings

1

medical insurance for the elderly

Refers to health insurance programs specifically covering elderly people, often in the context of Japanese public health insurance systems.

日本にほんでは、75歳さい以い上じょうの人ひとは老ろう人じん医い療りょう保ほ険けんに加か入にゅうする。
In Japan, people aged 75 and over enroll in medical insurance for the elderly.

Kanji

老old man, old age, grow old
人person
医doctor, medicine
療heal, cure
保

protect, guarantee, keep

険precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position

Related words

医い療りょう保ほ険けん
医療保険 is general medical insurance, while 老人医療保険 specifically targets the elderly.
介かい護ご保ほ険けん
介護保険 is long-term care insurance, distinct from medical insurance for the elderly.

Built from

老ろう人じん医い療りょう+保ほ険けん

Etymology

Compound of 老人 (elderly person) + 医療 (medical care) + 保険 (insurance).