# 看護
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kānhù
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄢ ㄏㄨˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hon$^1$ wu$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hon$^1$ vu$^{5*}$
* Northern Min (KCR): kāng-hŭ
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khàn-hō͘ / khòaⁿ-hō͘ / khan-hō͘
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$koe-wu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kānhù
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄢ ㄏㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kanhù
*** Wade–Giles: kʻan$^1$-hu$^4$
*** Yale: kān-hù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanhuh
*** Palladius: каньху (kanʹxu)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰän⁵⁵ xu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hon$^1$ wu$^6$
*** Yale: hōn wuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hon$^1$ wu$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hon$^1$ wu$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔːn⁵⁵ wuː²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hon$^1$ vu$^{5*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /hᵘɔn³³ vu³²⁻³²⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kāng-hŭ
*** Sinological IPA : /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: $^1$koe-wu
*** MiniDict: koe$^平$ wu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$koe-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):
* 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

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

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”).