看病

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 看病 is read as かんびょう and is a noun and する verb for nursing or caring for someone who is ill.
• Basic usage: The patient appears in 弟を看病する, while care as a circumstance appears in 祖父の看病で.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 介護
  • 看病 is care during illness or injury, while 介護 centers on continuing assistance with daily life.
• Object marker を
  • The person receiving care takes を, as in 弟を看病する.