Vocabulary

What does 看護婦 (かんごふ, kangofu) mean?

看護婦 (かんごふ, kangofu) means nurse (female).

Quick facts
Readingかんごふ
Romajikangofu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
かんごふ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkangofu

nurse (female)

  1. 1noun (female) nurse

Example sentences

  • My older sister works as a nurse at a hospital.

  • A kind nurse helped me.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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