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老老介護 (ろうろうかいご, rouroukaigo) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Cases where elderly couples end up collapsing together after providing care for each other are increasing.
Community services that support elderly caregiving by the elderly are important.
Kanji 老 old man, old age, grow old 介 jammed in, shellfish, mediate Related words 介かい 護ご General term for nursing care or caregiving, without specifying the age of the caregiver.
認にん 認にん 介かい 護ご A related term where a person with dementia cares for another person with dementia.
Written forms 老ろう 老ろう 介かい 護ご
老ろう 々ろう 介かい 護ご
Variant using the iteration mark 々.
Etymology Compound of 老 (rou, 'old age') repeated, and 介護 (kaigo, 'nursing care'). The repetition emphasizes that both the caregiver and the care recipient are elderly.
