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介護士 (かいごし, kaigoshi) Japanese meaning: caregiver | Kotomora
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人じん
ホーム
で
介かい
護ご
士し
と
し
て
働はたら
い
て
いる
。
She works as a caregiver at a special nursing home for the elderly.
I'm studying to get a caregiver certification.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 介かい 護ご 士し になる for someone to become a care worker
She got a certification and became a care worker.
介かい 護ご 士し として 働はたら く to work as a care worker
My older brother works as a care worker at a facility.
介かい 護ご 士し の 資し 格かく を 取と る to obtain certification as a care worker
Kanji 介 jammed in, shellfish, mediate 士 gentleman, scholar, samurai Related words 介護士 is the formal, often certified job title for a care worker, while ヘルパー is a more casual term that can also cover uncertified home helpers.
介護福祉士 is the specific national-certification title for a care worker, whereas 介護士 is the general, everyday term for the same job.
介護士 is a broader, formal term for a certified care worker in any setting, while ホームヘルパー specifically refers to someone who visits and cares for people in their own homes.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
Etymology Compound of 介護 (care, nursing) and 士 (person with a certain qualification).
He attended a vocational school to get his care worker certification.
