介抱する

• 読み: かいほうする
• ローマ字: kaihou suru
• 漢字の分解: 介 (kai) — mediate, assist; 抱 (hou) — embrace, hold, care for
• 発音: /ka.i.hoː.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To nurse; to care for a sick or injured person. To tend to someone who is unwell.

A suru-verb meaning to look after someone who is ill, injured, or incapacitated — often implying hands-on, personal care such as staying by their side, giving water, or helping them rest. Commonly used when caring for someone who is drunk, fainted, or suddenly taken ill. More personal and immediate than 看護する (kangosuru, to nurse professionally).

例文

1. 友人が倒れたので、救急車が来るまで介抱した。
2. 飲みすぎた同僚を一晩中介抱するはめになった。
3. 道で具合の悪そうな人を見つけて、近くの人が介抱していた。

使い方ガイド

場面: emergencies, daily life, social situations

トーン: caring

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 介 (kai, mediate/assist) + 抱 (hou, embrace/hold). Literally 'to hold and assist' — evoking the image of physically supporting an ailing person.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal