厚生|こうせいkousei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwelfare; public welfare; social welfare
2. noun(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

• Synonym福祉ふくしNeutralWritten/formal prose. As in 「社会福祉」; leans toward protecting the disadvantaged, while 「厚生」 is about promoting people's health and daily life.
• Synonym福利ふくりNeutralAs in 「福利厚生」; often paired with 「厚生」, and leans toward employee benefits.

Use 「厚生」 for public welfare that promotes health and living, as in 「厚生労働省」「福利厚生」「厚生年金」; for social security say 「福祉」, and for employee benefits say 「福利」.

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1. 生活せいかつを豊ゆたかにし、健康けんこうを守まもり増進ぞうしんすること。