Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 介護する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 介かい 護ご する 介かい 護ご しない Polite 介かい 護ご します 介かい 護ご しません Past polite 介かい 護ご しました 介かい 護ご しませんでした Past 介かい 護ご した 介かい 護ご しなかった Te-form 介かい 護ご して 介かい 護ご しないで Desire 介かい 護ご したい 介かい 護ご したくない Potential 介かい 護ご できる 介かい 護ご できない Passive 介かい 護ご される 介かい 護ご されない Causative 介かい 護ご させる 介かい 護ご させない Causative passive 介かい 護ご させられる 介かい 護ご させられない Volitional 介かい 護ご しよう Polite volitional 介かい 護ご しましょう Imperative 介かい 護ご しろ 介かい 護ご するな Conditional 介かい 護ご すれば 介かい 護ご しなければ Tara conditional 介かい 護ご したら 介かい 護ご しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 介かい 護ご する to provide (nursing) care for someone
My mother takes care of my bedridden grandfather.
介かい 護ご を 受う ける to receive nursing care
My grandmother is receiving care at a facility.
介かい 護ご に 当あ たる to be engaged in caregiving duties
Many staff members take turns handling the caregiving.
介かい 護ご に 追お われる to be overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving
She is so busy with caregiving every day that she has no time for herself.
Kanji 介 jammed in, shellfish, mediate Related words· 9 看護 refers to medical nursing typically performed by a nurse, while 介護 covers broader daily-life assistance for the elderly or disabled.
世話 is a general, everyday word for looking after someone, whereas 介護 is the formal term used in social welfare and medical contexts.
介助 focuses narrowly on physically assisting someone with specific actions like walking or eating, while 介護 covers the whole scope of ongoing care.
介護 focuses on physical nursing and daily-living assistance, usually for the elderly or ill, while 養護 emphasizes protective upbringing, often for children or people with disabilities.
Show 5 more Show fewer 介護 specifically means nursing or caregiving for the elderly or disabled and is more formal/institutional than the broader term ケア .
介護 refers to long-term care for the elderly or disabled, often in a professional setting, whereas 看病 is temporary, personal care for someone who is ill.
介護する is a formal term for long-term nursing or elderly care, whereas 看る is a broader, more everyday word for looking after someone.
介護 refers specifically to nursing care or hands-on assistance for someone who needs help, whereas 養老 is broader and more formal, covering general support or provision for old age.
介護 is the formal term for nursing or caregiving (esp. for the elderly or sick), whereas お世話 is a broader, everyday word for looking after someone.
Don't confuse with 老人福祉 refers to the whole system of policies and services for the elderly, while 介護 refers specifically to hands-on caregiving or nursing care.
介護 means long-term care for the elderly or disabled, while 介抱 refers to short-term, hands-on attending to someone temporarily incapacitated, such as by illness or drink.
Word family· 20 Show 5 more Show fewer preventive care for the elderly
long-term care insurance; nursing care insurance
nursing home; care facility; rest home
caregiver killing; caretaker homicide; nursing care killing
caregiver fatigue; nursing fatigue; tiredness from caregiving
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Etymology 介 (mediate, assist) + 護 (protect, guard). The compound originally meant 'to assist and protect,' later specialized to nursing care.
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