看かん護ご士しかんごしMeanings1nounmale nursedated termDated term for a male nurse; the modern gender-neutral term is 看護師 (かんごし). Still understood but rarely used in contemporary settings.See also: 看護師昔むかしは男だん性せいの看かん護ご師しを看かん護ご士しと呼よんでいた。In the past, male nurses were called 看護士.