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看護婦 (かんごふ): (female) nurse — Japanese vocabulary

看護婦 is read かんごふ and means "(female) nurse". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

看護婦

Reading
かんごふ · kangofu
Translation
(female) nurse
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
かんごふが

Example

姉は病院の看護婦です。

あねはびょういんのかんごふです。

My older sister is a nurse at a hospital.

Kanji in this word

  • 看 — Watch Over, See
  • 護 — Safeguard, Protect
  • 婦 — Lady, Woman, Wife

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