看護

看護

See also: 看护

Chinese

		to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think	protect
trad. (看護)		看	護
simp. (看护)		看	护

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kānhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄢ ㄏㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon¹ wu⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kānhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄢ ㄏㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanhuh
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰän⁵⁵ xu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon¹ wu⁶
    • Yale: hōn wuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon¹ wu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon¹ wu⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːn⁵⁵ wuː²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khàn-hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khàn-hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qarnho
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰan²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòaⁿ-hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khuànn-hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvoarho
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khan-hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: khan-hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qanho
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³/

Verb

看護

1. to nurse; to look after (the sick)
2. to watch over

Synonyms

• (to watch over):

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保衛／保卫 (bǎowèi) 守候 (shǒuhòu) 守衛／守卫 (shǒuwèi) 守護／守护 (shǒuhù)

捍衛／捍卫 (hànwèi) 衛護／卫护 (wèihù) 護衛／护卫 (hùwèi)

Noun

看護

1. (dated) nurse (person trained to provide care for the sick)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 護士 (“nurse”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		護士
Mandarin	Beijing	護士
	Taiwan	護士
	Jinan	護士
	Wanrong	護士
	Xi'an	護士
Cantonese	Guangzhou	護士, 姑娘
	Hong Kong	護士, 姑娘
Gan	Nanchang	護士
	Pingxiang	護士
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	護士
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	護士
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	護士
	Dongshi (Dabu)	護士
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	護士
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	護士
Huizhou	Jixi	護士
Jin	Taiyuan	護士
Min Bei	Jian'ou	護士, 看護士 dated, 看護 dated
Min Dong	Fuzhou	醫生姐
Min Nan	Xiamen	護士
	Quanzhou	護士
	Zhangzhou	護士
	Taipei	護士
	Kaohsiung	看護婦, 護士
	Tainan	看護婦, 護士
	Taichung	護士, 看護婦
	Hsinchu	護士, 看護婦
	Lukang	護士
	Sanxia	護士
	Yilan	護士
	Kinmen	護士
	Magong	護士
	Penang	婂媤
	Singapore	婂媤
	Philippines (Manila)	護士
Pinghua	Nanning	護士
Wu	Shanghai	護士, 看護 dated
	Wenzhou	看護 dated
	Ningbo	護士, 看護

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
看	護
かん Grade: 6	ご Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) か​んご [káꜜǹgò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋɡo̞]

Noun

看護 (hiragana かんご, rōmaji kango)

1. nursing

Verb

看護する (transitive, hiragana かんごする, rōmaji kango suru)

1. to nurse, care for

   患 (かん)者 (じゃ)を看 (かん)護 (ご)する

   kanja o kango suru

   care for patients

Conjugation

Conjugation of "看護する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	看護し	かんごし	kango shi
Continuative (連用形)	看護し	かんごし	kango shi
Terminal (終止形)	看護する	かんごする	kango suru
Attributive (連体形)	看護する	かんごする	kango suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	看護すれ	かんごすれ	kango sure
Imperative (命令形)	看護せよ¹ 看護しろ²	かんごせよ¹ かんごしろ²	kango seyo¹ kango shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	看護される	かんごされる	kango sareru
Causative	看護させる 看護さす	かんごさせる かんごさす	kango saseru kango sasu
Potential	看護できる	かんごできる	kango dekiru
Volitional	看護しよう	かんごしよう	kango shiyō
Negative	看護しない	かんごしない	kango shinai
Negative continuative	看護せず	かんごせず	kango sezu
Formal	看護します	かんごします	kango shimasu
Perfective	看護した	かんごした	kango shita
Conjunctive	看護して	かんごして	kango shite
Hypothetical conditional	看護すれば	かんごすれば	kango sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
看	護

Noun

看護 • (ganho) (hangeul 간호)

1. Hanja form^? of 간호 (“nursing; nursery”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
看	護

Noun

看護

1. Hán tự form of khán hộ (“nursing; nursery”).