看護婦

かんごふ
JLPT:N4
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An older term for a female nurse (now deprecated); the preferred term today is 看護師.

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昔は看護婦という言い方がよく使われていた。

In the past, the term 'kangofu' (female nurse) was commonly used.

映画には当時の看護婦の制服が忠実に再現されている。

The film faithfully reproduces the uniforms of nurses from that era.

現代では性別に関係なく看護師と呼ぶのが普通だ。

Nowadays, it's common to call them 'kango-shi' regardless of gender.

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