生活保護

• 読み: せいかつほご
• ローマ字: seikatsu hogo
• 漢字の分解: 生 (sei/i) — life; 活 (katsu) — activity, living; 保 (ho/tamo) — to protect, maintain; 護 (go/mamo) — to guard, protect
• 発音: /seː.ka.tsɯ.ho.ɡo/

意味

Welfare; public assistance; livelihood protection. The Japanese government programme providing income support to people below the minimum standard of living.

Japan's primary social safety net, governed by the 生活保護法 (Public Assistance Act). Recipients receive support across eight categories including living expenses, housing, medical, and education. Uptake has historically been low due to social stigma (受給スティグマ). The system is administered by municipalities through caseworkers (ケースワーカー).

例文

1. 仕事を失い、やむを得ず生活保護を申請した。
2. 生活保護の受給者数はリーマンショック後に急増した。
3. 生活保護を打ち切られ、生活に困窮する世帯が増えている。

使い方ガイド

場面: welfare, social policy, poverty, government

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 生活 (livelihood, daily life) and 保護 (protection, safeguarding). Established under the 1950 Public Assistance Act, the programme represents the state's obligation to guarantee a minimum standard of living under Article 25 of the constitution.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal