保健婦
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Meanings
1
female public health nurse
obsolete term
Obsolete term; replaced by the gender-neutral 保健師 (ほけんし) in modern usage. Refers specifically to a female public health nurse.
See also: 保健師
In the past, female public health nurses supported community health.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が保健婦になるfor someone to become a (female) public health nurse
She graduated from nursing school and became a public health nurse.
- 保健婦として働くto work as a (female) public health nurse
My mother worked for many years as a local public health nurse.