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介護福祉士 (kaigofukushishi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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She is studying to obtain the certified care worker qualification.
Certified care workers support the daily lives of the elderly.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 介かい 護ご 福ふく 祉し 士し になる for someone to become a certified care worker
She got certified and became a certified care worker.
介かい 護ご 福ふく 祉し 士し の 資し 格かく を 取と る to obtain the certified care worker qualification
I obtained the certified care worker qualification while working.
介かい 護ご 福ふく 祉し 士し として 働はたら く to work as a certified care worker
He works as a certified care worker at a facility.
Kanji 介 jammed in, shellfish, mediate 士 gentleman, scholar, samurai Related words 介護士 is a general, informal term for anyone doing care work, while 介護福祉士 refers specifically to someone holding the national certification.
ホームヘルパー is a broader term for home-visit care workers that does not require the 介護福祉士 national certification.
Etymology Compound of 介護 (care, nursing), 福祉 (welfare), and 士 (professional, specialist). The term was established with the national certification system in 1987.