JLPT N4 · Noun

看護婦 (kangofu)

看護婦 (かんごふ, kangofu) is a Japanese noun meaning “(female) nurse”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かんごふ
Romaji: kangofu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

(female) nurse · noun · obsolete · now deprecated

Example sentences

なぜ看護婦になりたいのですか。

Why do you want to be a nurse?

Tatoeba #199207

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 看護婦

看

watch over, seeカン・み.る · 9 strokes

護

safeguard, protectゴ・まも.る · 20 strokes

婦

lady, woman, wifeフ・よめ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 看護婦.

看板かんばんsignboard看病かんびょうnursing (a patient)看護かんごnursing保護ほごprotection護衛ごえいguard介護かいごnursing弁護べんごdefense養護ようごnursing主婦しゅふhousewife夫婦ふうふmarried couple婦人ふじんwoman産婦人科さんふじんかmaternity and gynaecology department (gynecology)

Source: JMdict entry 1213870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.