Word Meaning 要介護

ようかいご youkaigo

要介護 is read as ようかいご (youkaigo) and means requiring nursing care.

Meaning

English

requiring nursing care

Reading

Kana

ようかいご

Romaji

youkaigo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 介護,介護保険,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,高齢者 Rank 43001 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

要介護認定

ようかいごにんてい

primary nursing care requirement authorization (a 5-level graded system under health insurance)

要介護度

ようかいごど

nursing care level (between 1 and 5 based on assessment of care requirements)

要援護

ようえんご

requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios)

介護

かいご

nursing

訪問介護

ほうもんかいご

home-visit care

老人介護

ろうじんかいご

care for the aged

老々介護

ろうろうかいご

old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)

遠距離介護

えんきょりかいご

long-distance care

介護保険

かいごほけん

nursing insurance

訪問介護員

ほうもんかいごいん

home-visit care worker

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