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ソーシャルサービス Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ソーシャルサービス

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Meanings

1

social service; social welfare work

A loanword from English, used in contexts such as government programs, nonprofit activities, or community support services.

市しのソーシャルサービスは高こう齢れい者しゃ向むけの支し援えんを拡かく充じゅうし

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。

The city's social services expanded support for the elderly.

Related words

社しゃ会かい福ふく祉し
社会福祉 is the native Japanese term for social welfare, often used in formal or legal contexts, while ソーシャルサービス is a more casual, modern loanword.

Built from

ソーシャル+サービス

Written forms

ソーシャル・サービス
- ソーシャルサービス
  Variant with a middle dot; less common but still seen.
- ソーシャル・サービス

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'social service'.