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Where does “看護婦” come from?
看護婦 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 看護婦, from Japanese 婦 — a woman; woman.
看護婦
(Chinese): nurse
Definitions
nurse
Ancestry of “看護婦”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
看護婦
female nurse
2
Japanese
婦
a woman; woman
Every word from Japanese 婦 →
Every word from Japanese 看護婦 →