看護師|かんごしkangoshi
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Definitions
- noun(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymナースNeutralA loanword for nurse, colloquial in tone; also common in compounds such as 「ナースコール」.
- Synonym看護婦かんごふNeutralThe old term for a female nurse, now unified as 「看護師」; the older generation still says it.
- Related看護人かんごにんNeutralRefers to a care attendant; old-fashioned, and the person is not necessarily licensed. Also used for a home caregiver.
- Related看護士かんごしNeutralThe old term for a male nurse, used before 2002; now unified as 「看護師」.
- Related白衣の天使はくいのてんしNeutralAn idiom for nurse, metaphorical and laudatory; used in news, publicity, and everyday speech.
Nurses are now uniformly called 「看護師」, as in 「看護師になる」. The old terms were 「看護婦」 (female) and 「看護士」 (male); colloquially, say 「ナース」.
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