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): ㄎㄢㄏㄨˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hon¹ wu⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hon¹ vu^5*
Northern Min (KCR): kāng-hŭ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹koe-wu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kānhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄢㄏㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kanhù
  - Wade–Giles: kʻan¹-hu⁴
  - Yale: kān-hù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanhuh
  - Palladius: каньху (kanʹxu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰän⁵⁵ xu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon¹ wu⁶
  - Yale: hōn wuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon¹ wu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hon¹ wu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn⁵⁵ wuː²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: hon¹ vu^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hᵘɔn³³ vu³²⁻³²⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kāng-hŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaŋ⁵⁵ xu²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khàn-hō͘
  - Tâi-lô: khàn-hōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qarnho
  - IPA (Philippines): /kʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔ⁴¹/
  - 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/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹koe-wu
  - MiniDict: koe^平 wu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹koe-hhu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kø⁵⁵ ɦu²¹/

Verb

看護

to nurse; to look after (the sick); to care (for a patient)
病人看護／病人看护 ― bìngrén kānhù ― patient care
to watch over

Synonyms

(to watch over):

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保衛 / 保卫 (bǎowèi)
呵護 / 呵护 (hēhù)
守 (shǒu)
守候 (shǒuhòu)
守衛 / 守卫 (shǒuwèi)
守護 / 守护 (shǒuhù)
張持 / 张持 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
戍衛 / 戍卫 (shùwèi)
捍衛 / 捍卫 (hànwèi)
衛護 / 卫护 (wèihù)
護衛 / 护卫 (hùwèi)
防 (fáng) (literary, or in compounds)
防守 (fángshǒu)
防衛 / 防卫 (fángwèi)

Derived terms

看護士 / 看护士
看護婦 / 看护妇 (kānhùfù)
看護學 / 看护学 (kānhùxué)

Related terms

監護／监护 (jiānhù)

Noun

看護

(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
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	護士
	Taiwan	護士, 護師, 護理師
	Chifeng	護士
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	護士
	Harbin	護士
	Shenyang	護士
	Malaysia	護士
	Singapore	護士
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	護士
	Tangshan	護士
	Cangzhou	護士, 護理
	Baoding	護士, 看護
	Shijiazhuang	護士
	Jinan	護士
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	護士
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	護士
	Zhengzhou	護士
	Xi'an	護士
	Xining	護士
	Xuzhou	護士
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	護士
	Lanzhou	護士
	Ürümqi	護士
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	護士, 看護
	Chongqing	護士
	Wuhan	護士, 看護
	Guiyang	護士
	Kunming	護士
	Guilin	護士
	Liuzhou	護士
	Dagudi (Maliba)	護士
	Reshuitang (Longling)	護士
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	護士
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	護士
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	護士
	Yangzhou	護士
	Nantong	護士
	Hefei	護士
Cantonese	Guangzhou	護士, 姑娘
	Hong Kong	護士, 姑娘
	Taishan	護士, 看護
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	密司
	Singapore (Guangfu)	密司, 護士
Gan	Nanchang	護士
Gan	Pingxiang	護士
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	護士
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	護士
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	護士
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	護士
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	護士
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	護士
	Senai (Huiyang)	密司
Huizhou	Jixi	護士
Huizhou	Shexian	護士
Jin	Taiyuan	護士
	Xinzhou	護士
	Linhe	護士
	Jining	護士
	Hohhot	護士
	Zhangjiakou	護士
	Handan	護士
Northern Min	Jian'ou	護士, 看護士 dated, 看護 dated
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	醫生姐
Southern Min	Xiamen	護士
	Quanzhou	護士
	Zhangzhou	護士
	Taipei	護士
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	護士
	Kaohsiung	看護婦, 護士
	Yilan	護士
	Changhua (Lukang)	護士
	Taichung	護士, 看護婦
	Tainan	看護婦, 護士
	Hsinchu	護士, 看護婦
	Kinmen	護士
	Penghu (Magong)	護士
	Penang (Hokkien)	密司
	Singapore (Hokkien)	密司
	Manila (Hokkien)	看護, 護士
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	密司
	Singapore (Teochew)	密司
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	護士
Wu	Shanghai	護士, 看護 dated
	Ningbo	護士, 看護
	Wenzhou	看護 dated

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かんご [káꜜǹgò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋɡo̞]

Noun

看(かん)護(ご) • (kango)

nursing

Verb

看(かん)護(ご)する • (kango suru) transitive suru (stem 看(かん)護(ご)し (kango shi), past 看(かん)護(ご)した (kango shita))

to nurse, care for
患者(かんじゃ)を看護(かんご)する
kanja o kango suru
care for patients

Conjugation

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

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	看護し	かんごし	kango shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	看護し	かんごし	kango shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	看護する	かんごする	kango suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	看護する	かんごする	kango suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	看護すれ	かんごすれ	kango sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	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

Korean

Hanja in this term
看	護

Noun

看護 • (ganho) (hangeul 간호)

hanja form^? of 간호 (“nursing; nursery”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
看	護

Noun

看護

chữ Hán form of khán hộ (“nursing; nursery”)