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看護師 (かんごし, kangoshi) Japanese meaning: nurse | Kotomora
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She works as a nurse at a hospital.
To become a nurse, you must pass the national exam.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 看かん 護ご 師し になる for someone to become a nurse
She says she wants to become a nurse in the future.
看かん 護ご 師し として 働はたら く to work as a nurse
看かん 護ご 師し の 資し 格かく を 取と る to get a nursing license/qualification
看かん 護ご 師し を 呼よ ぶ to call a nurse
Since the pain suddenly started, I called a nurse.
Related words 看護師 is the modern, gender-neutral term for a nurse, while 看護婦 is an older term that specifically meant a female nurse.
看護師 is a fully licensed registered nurse, whereas 准看護師 holds a lower-level qualification similar to a practical nurse.
看護師 is the formal, official Japanese term for a nurse, while ナース is a casual loanword often used in everyday conversation and compound words.
Don't confuse with· 6 看護師 refers to a nurse who assists with patient care, while 医者 refers to a doctor who diagnoses and treats illness.
看護師 is a licensed nurse who performs medical care, while ホームヘルパー provides non-medical daily-life support and housekeeping in the home.
助産師 is a specialist trained specifically to assist childbirth, whereas 看護師 is a general nurse who can work in any medical field.
Show 3 more Counted with More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
Etymology Compound of 看護 (nursing, care) and 師 (master, specialist). The term was adopted as the official gender-neutral title for nurses in Japan in 2002, replacing the older gender-specific terms 看護婦 (female nurse) and 看護士 (male nurse).
He has worked as a nurse at this hospital for ten years.
To get a nursing license, you need to pass the national exam.
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介護士 provides non-medical daily-living support, while 看護師 is a licensed nurse who performs medical procedures.
医師 refers to a doctor who diagnoses and treats patients, while 看護師 refers to a nurse who assists in patient care; both end in 師 and are easily confused by learners.
看守 and 看護師 share the kanji 看 and sound similar, but 看守 guards prisoners while 看護師 cares for patients as a nurse.
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attendant nurse; private nurse; patient attendant
