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養よう護ご教きょう諭ゆ

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Meanings

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school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher

A licensed educator who provides health care and health education in Japanese schools. The role combines nursing and teaching duties.

養よう護ご教きょう諭ゆは、けがの手て当あてや健けん康こう相そう談だんを行おこないます。
The school nurse provides first aid and health consultations.
彼かの女じょは養よう護ご教きょう諭ゆの資し格かくを取とるために大だい学がくで勉べん強きょうしている。
She is studying at university to get her school nurse license.

Kanji

養foster, bring up, rear
護safeguard, protect
教teach, faith, doctrine
諭rebuke, admonish, charge

Related words

学がっ校こう医い
学校医 is a school doctor (physician), while 養護教諭 is a school nurse/health teacher who handles daily health management and education.
保ほ健けん室しつ
保健室 is the school infirmary or nurse's office where the 養護教諭 works.

Built from

養よう護ご+教きょう諭ゆ

Etymology

Compound of 養護 (care, nursing) and 教諭 (teacher, instructor). The term was officially adopted in the post-war Japanese education system to designate a specialized teacher responsible for school health.