Illustration: In the bedroom of a Japanese home, a care worker kneels beside an older woman seated securely on the edge of her bed. The woman slips one arm into a cardigan while the worker supports her elbow and guides the other sleeve within reach.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

介かい護ご

kaigo

to provide care

Often refers to long-term care for older or disabled people. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. その老婦人ろうふじんは回復かいふくしつつあり、病院びょういんから派遣はけんされた看護婦かんごふによって充分じゅうぶんな介護かいごを受うけている。

    The old woman is getting better and is being taken good care of by a nurse from the hospital.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 育児休暇いくじきゅうかや老人ろうじん介護かいごのための休やすみも、現在日本げんざいにっぽんで起おきている人口構成じんこうこうせいの変動へんどうに対応たいおうするために必要ひつようとなっているのである。

    Child-care leave and time off to care for the aged are needed in order to respond to demographic changes now taking place in Japan.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれらは手ての空あいた時間じかんの一部いちぶを病人びょうにんの介護かいごにあてている。

    They give part of their spare time to take care of the sick.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 介護

  • 介jammed in; shellfishOnカイ
  • 護safeguard; protectOnゴKunまもる

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