Word Meaning 助産師

じょさんし josanshi

助産師 is read as じょさんし (josanshi) and means midwife.

Meaning

English

  1. midwife

Reading

Kana

じょさんし

Romaji

josanshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 95214 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

助産婦

じょさんぷ

midwife

助産

じょさん

midwifery

助産院

じょさんいん

maternity hospital

助産所

じょさんじょ

maternity home

産科医師

さんかいし

obstetrician

助言

じょげん

advice

助手

じょしゅ

assistant

助ける

たすける

to help

助かる

たすかる

to be helped

助っ人

すけっと

foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

助力

じょりょく

assistance

助け合う

たすけあう

to help each other

Example Sentences

3

Mary is a midwife.

In Japan, only women are entitled to take the national obstetrics exam.

With a shortage of midwives added to that of obstetricians it has become clear all over again that our country's obstetric care is in an extremely grave situation.