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精神衛生 (せいしんえいせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
mental health ; mental hygiene
A formal or clinical term for psychological well-being and the practices that maintain it. Often used in medical, public health, and workplace contexts.
精せい 神しん 衛えい 生せい 上じょう の 問もん 題だい を 抱かか える 社しゃ 員いん へ の 支し 援えん が 重じゅう 要よう だ 。
Support for employees with mental health issues is important.
Similar words メンタルヘルス A more common, everyday loanword for mental health, while 精神衛生 is a formal, often clinical term.
心こころ の 健けん 康こう A softer, more personal expression for mental well-being, compared to the technical 精神衛生.
Etymology Compound of 精神 (mind, spirit) and 衛生 (hygiene, sanitation). The term was coined in the early 20th century as a translation of 'mental hygiene', influenced by Western public health movements.
