床ずれ (Tokozure): Bedsore

Meaning

English

bedsore

Reading

Kana

とこずれ

Romaji

tokozure

Writing Variants

床擦れ とこずれ tokozure

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 147903 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

床の間

とこのま

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

Example Sentences

1

「今、看護助手してるんだ」「看護助手って、何するの？」「患者さんが床ずれを起こさないように動かしたりとか、おむつ替えたり、あとトイレや食事のお手伝いもするよ」「楽しい？」「楽しいって言うか、大切な仕事だなって思う」「そっかぁ。頑張ってね」

"I'm working as a nursing assistant now." "What does that entail?" "I move patients so that they don't get bedsore, change their diapers, and help them use the bathroom and eat too." "Do you find it enjoyable?" "I don't know about enjoyable, but I think it's an important job." "Ah, gotcha, well keep it up!"

Word Meaning 床ずれ