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福祉 (ふくし, fukushi) Japanese meaning: welfare | Kotomora
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政せい
策さく
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充じゅう
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束そく
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The government promised to expand welfare policies.
I volunteer for the welfare of the local community.
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
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
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 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.
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.
The city announced a plan to improve welfare services for the elderly.
Since my income dropped, I decided to make use of the welfare system.
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保ほ
福祉 is the broad term for social welfare in general, whereas 生保 specifically means the livelihood-assistance benefit itself.
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福ふく
祉し
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in-home welfare service; home-based care
social welfare
welfare work; social welfare services
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