Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 福ふく 祉し を 守まも る to protect someone's welfare
This law was created to protect the welfare of children.
福ふく 祉し に 携たずさ わる to be involved in welfare work
She has worked in the welfare field for many years.
福ふく 祉し を 充じゅう 実じつ させる to improve/enrich welfare services
The city announced a plan to improve welfare services for the elderly.
福ふく 祉し 施し 設せつ で 働はたら く to work at a welfare facility
My older brother works at a welfare facility.
福ふく 祉し 制せい 度ど を 利り 用よう する to make use of the welfare system
Since my income dropped, I decided to make use of the welfare system.
Related words· 8 社会保障 refers specifically to formal social security systems like pensions and health insurance, while 福祉 is the broader concept of well-being and social services.
厚生 is the institutional term for public welfare and employee benefits (as in 厚生労働省 ), while 福祉 is the broader everyday word for welfare and well-being.
福利 usually means benefits provided to employees (as in 福利厚生 ), while 福祉 covers welfare and well-being more broadly across society.
幸福 means personal happiness or well-being as a state, while 福祉 refers to the systems and services that support people's welfare.
Show 4 more Show fewer 福祉 refers to social welfare services and systems (e.g. 社会福祉 ), while 民生 is a broader term for the general economic well-being and livelihood of the people, common in administrative and policy contexts.
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.
福祉 is the general word for welfare or well-being used in many compounds, while 社会福祉 specifically denotes the organized societal system of public welfare services.
福祉 is the broad term for social welfare in general, whereas 生保 specifically means the livelihood-assistance benefit itself.
Word family· 26 Show 5 more Show fewer animal welfare
in-home welfare service; home-based care
social welfare
welfare work; social welfare services
unscrupulous business practices exploiting social conscience; fake charity sales tactics
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Etymology Compound of 福 (blessing, good fortune) and 祉 (welfare, well-being). The reading ふくし is standard; the alternative ふくち is historical and rarely used today.
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