看み取とり

noun

nursing; caring for the sick

General term for looking after someone who is ill or bedridden, often with a sense of attentive care.

• 母ははの看み取とりのために仕し事ごとを休やすんだ。

  I took time off work to care for my sick mother.

• 在ざい宅たくでの看み取とりを希き望ぼうする家か族ぞくが増ふえている。

  More families are hoping to provide nursing care at home.

noun

deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed

Specifically refers to being present and caring for someone in their final moments; often used in hospice or end-of-life contexts.

• 祖そ父ふの看み取とりに立たち会あえてよかった。

  I'm glad I was able to be present at my grandfather's deathbed.

• 看み取とりの経けい験けんは看かん護ご師しにとって大たい切せつだ。

  The experience of attending a deathbed is important for nurses.