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養護ホーム (ようごホーム) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

養よう護ごホーム

Meanings

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noun

nursing home; care home

A facility providing residential care for the elderly or people with special needs. Often used in official or welfare contexts.

祖そ母ぼは養よう護ごホームで穏おだやかに暮くらしている。
My grandmother lives peacefully in a nursing home.

Kanji

養foster, bring up, rear
護safeguard, protect

Similar words

老ろう人じんホーム
老人ホーム is a more general term for a home for the elderly, while 養護ホーム specifically implies nursing care and support for daily living.
特とく別べつ養よう護ご老ろう人じんホーム
A specific type of public nursing home under the long-term care insurance system, often abbreviated as 特養. 養護ホーム can be a broader or less formal term.

Etymology

Compound of 養護 (nursing, care) and ホーム (home, from English).