Illustration: In the handwashing area beside a community cooking room, an adult carefully scrubs soap between a child’s fingers before they join food preparation. Both wear aprons, and the adult’s hair is secured away from her face.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

衛えい生せい

eisei

hygiene, sanitation

Example sentences

  1. アフリカ大陸たいりくのどこかへ行いくとしたらどこが一番いちばん衛生えいせい的てきで安全あんぜんですか？

    If I was going to the African continent where would be the safest and most sanitary place?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 明あきらかに安全あんぜんおよび衛生えいせい上じょうの理由りゆうから、その湖みずうみはフェンスで囲かこまれた。

    The lake was ringed by a fence, apparently for health and safety reasons.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 中国ちゅうごく衛生えいせい当局とうきょくは、コロナウイルス拡大かくだいを阻止そしするための措置そちをとっている。

    China’s health authorities are taking steps to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 衛生

  • 衛defense; protectionOnエイ・エ
  • 生life; genuineOnセイ・ショウKunいきる・いかす・いける

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences
Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store
For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store