看かん病びょう人にん

noun

nurse; caregiver

Refers to a person who cares for the sick, either professionally or as a family member. In modern Japanese, 看護師 is more common for professional nurses, while 看病人 can sound slightly dated or emphasize the act of watching over a patient.

• 彼かの女じょは病びょう院いんで看かん病びょう人にんとして働はたらいている。

  She works as a nurse at the hospital.

• 祖そ母ぼの看かん病びょう人にんはとても親しん切せつだ。

  My grandmother's caregiver is very kind.