WORD DETAIL
監護
かんご
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: In legal and caregiving contexts,
監護(かんご) combines care for a dependent with supervision of daily life. - Basic usage: The dependent appears in
未成年者の監護, and a guardian may bear responsibility to監護するa child.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Care with supervision
- Unlike nursing care, it focuses on the broader relationship of protection and supervision.

