介助

• 読み: かいじょ
• ローマ字: kaijo
• 漢字の分解: 介 (kai) — mediate, assist, care; 助 (jo/tasu) — help, assist, save
• 発音: /ka.i.dʑo/

意味

Physical assistance; hands-on caregiving support for daily activities, especially helping disabled or elderly individuals.

Refers specifically to direct physical support such as helping someone walk (歩行介助), transfer to a wheelchair (移乗介助), or bathe (入浴介助). Distinct from the broader 介護 (general caregiving) in that 介助 emphasises the immediate physical act of assistance in a specific task. 介助者 refers to the person providing support.

例文

1. 高齢の母の入浴介助を毎日行うことが、介護者の大きな負担になっていた。
2. 車椅子への移乗介助には、正しい体の使い方が必要だ。
3. 介助犬は障害のある人の日常生活を支える大切な存在だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: caregiving, nursing, elderly care, disability support

トーン: clinical

起源と歴史

Compound of 介 (kai, assist/mediate) and 助 (jo, help/save). Together they convey the direct, hands-on act of helping someone who cannot fully manage on their own.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General