かん
看
ご
護
ふ
婦

noun

Now deprecated.
  1. (female) nurse.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
看
ご
護
ふ
婦
 看護婦 かんごふ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

watch over, see
み.る　カン (6th, N1)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
safeguard, protect
ゴ　まも.る　もり (5th, N1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to measure, to calculate
ワク　キャク　カク
grass used for making mats, Huanpu, place famous for robbers
カン　スイ　おぎ
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
lady, woman, wife
フ　よめ　ね (5th, N3)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
broom
ソウ　シュウ　ほうき (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)