保健
Meanings
1
public health; health preservation; hygiene; sanitation
Refers to maintaining and protecting health, often in public, school, workplace, or community-health contexts; common in compounds such as 保健所, 保健指導, and 母子保健.
Public health centers support community health and sanitation.
I received health guidance at work.
2
health education; health class
School-subject use: the class or subject that teaches health, the body, disease prevention, sexuality, safety, and similar topics; often paired as 保健体育.
In health class today, we learned about sleep.
Usage patterns
- 保健の授業health class (as a school subject)
In health class today, we learned about first aid.
- 保健室に行くto go to the school nurse's office
I felt sick, so I went to the nurse's office.
- 保健所に相談するto consult a public health center
I consulted the public health center about raising my child.
- 保健指導を受けるto receive health guidance
After the medical checkup, I received health guidance.