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社会事業 (shakaijigyou) Japanese meaning: social work | Kotomora
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、
福ふく
祉し
施し
設せつ
に
就しゅう
職しょく
し
た
。
She studied social work at university and got a job at a welfare facility.
In this area, social projects run by residents are actively carried out.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 社しゃ 会かい 事じ 業ぎょう を 行おこな う to carry out social work/welfare activities in a place
She carries out social welfare work in Africa.
社しゃ 会かい 事じ 業ぎょう に 携たずさ わる to be engaged in social work
He has been engaged in social welfare work for many years.
〈 人ひと 〉 のために 社しゃ 会かい 事じ 業ぎょう を 起お こす to start a social welfare project for someone
He started a social welfare project for poor children.
Kanji 業 business, vocation, arts Related words 福祉 refers broadly to welfare or well-being, while 社会事業 specifically denotes organized programs or enterprises aimed at achieving that welfare.
ソーシャルワーク is a loanword for professional social work practice, whereas 社会事業 is the broader, more traditional Japanese term covering welfare services and social enterprises.
社会福祉 emphasizes the overall system and policy of social welfare, while 社会事業 focuses on the concrete organized activities or projects that implement it.
Etymology Compound of 社会 (society) and 事業 (project, enterprise, undertaking). The term emerged in the early 20th century as a translation of 'social work' and related concepts.
