Word Meaning 介護

かいご kaigo

介護 is read as かいご (kaigo) and means nursing.

Meaning

English

  1. nursing
  2. care
  3. caregiving
  4. caring

Reading

Kana

かいご

Romaji

kaigo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 介護保険,要介護,ホームヘルパー,デイサービス,デイケア,通所リハビリテーション,入浴介助,排泄介助 Rank 10651 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

介護保険

かいごほけん

nursing insurance

介護認定

かいごにんてい

nursing care authorization

介護人

かいごにん

person who looks after a patient

介護施設

かいごしせつ

nursing home

介護保険制度

かいごほけんせいど

nursing-care insurance system

介護予防

かいごよぼう

preventive care, esp. for senior citizens

介護保険法

かいごほけんほう

Long-Term Care Insurance Act

介護離職

かいごりしょく

quitting one's job to care for one's family (e.g. one's elderly or sick parents)

介護士

かいごし

carer

介護サービス

かいごさーびす

nursing-care service

介護殺人

かいごさつじん

killing by caregivers

Example Sentences

5

ちちはかいごのしごとをしている。

my father works in elderly care.

From complicated diet therapy to the care of diarrhea, the daily 24-hour nursing care continued.

For that reason the outcome of the primary nursing care requirement authorization has to relate to the amount of nursing care required.

Nursing insurance covers drawing up the care plan and other work supporting home nursing.

In order to make use of the nursing services covered by long-term care insurance, an authorization form indicating their necessity must be filled out.