福祉|ふくしfukushi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- nounwelfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
- Synonym福利ふくりWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means happiness and benefit; common in 「福利厚生」. 「福祉」 leans toward social security services.
- Synonym厚生こうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means enriching life and safeguarding health, as in 「厚生労働省」 and 「福利厚生」; leans toward administrative and corporate use.
Use 「福祉」 for social welfare and social security services, as in 「社会福祉」「福祉施設」「福祉行政」. For employee benefits say 「福利厚生」; for promoting healthy living, 「厚生」.
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