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精神保健 (seishinhoken) Japanese meaning: mental health | Kotomora

精せい神しん保ほ健けん

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Meanings

1

Formal term used in medical, social welfare, and policy contexts. Often appears in compounds like 精神保健福祉士 (mental health social worker).

精せい神しん保ほ健けんの専せん門もん家かに相そう談だんすることをお

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ます

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I recommend consulting a mental health specialist.

この法ほう律りつは精せい神しん保ほ健けん及および精せい神しん障しょう害がい者しゃ福ふく祉しに関かんする法ほう律りつです。

This law concerns mental health and the welfare of people with mental disorders.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
神gods, mind, soul
保protect, guarantee, keep
健healthy, health, strength

Related words

メンタルヘルス
Common loanword for mental health, used in everyday and workplace contexts. 精神保健 is more formal and often appears in legal or institutional names.
心こころの健けん康こう
A softer, more personal expression for mental well-being. 精神保健 is clinical and policy-oriented.

Word family

精せい神しん保ほ健けん判はん定てい医い
designated mental health judgement physician; forensic psychiatrist (under Medical Observation Act)
精せい神しん保ほ健けん審しん判ぱん員いん
mental health reviewer; mental health adjudicator
精せい神しん保ほ健けん指し定てい医い
designated psychiatrist; designated mental health physician

Built from

精せい神しん+保ほ健けん

Etymology

Compound of 精神 (mind, spirit) and 保健 (health preservation, hygiene). A formal term likely coined in the context of public health and social welfare systems.