看護

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 看護, read かんご, combines watching over 看 with protecting 護 as a term for patient care.
• Basic usage: It denotes caring for a patient and supporting treatment and daily needs, as in 患者を看護する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • It has a clearer scope of professional or medical nursing than general care expressed by 世話.