Nihongo Nihongo
Japanese terms for daily activities related to patient care.
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | 排泄 | はいせつ | haisetsu | excretion |
| 2 | 食事 | しょくじ | shokuji | meal |
| 3 | 入浴 | にゅうよく | nyūyoku | bathing |
| 4 | 着替え | きがえ | kigae | changing clothes |
| 5 | 歩行 | ほこう | hokō | walking |
| 6 | 立ち上がる | たちあがる | tachiagaru | to stand up |
| 7 | 移動 | いどう | idō | moving / movement |
| 8 | 起床 | きしょう | kishō | waking up / getting out of bed |
| 9 | 下痢 | げり | geri | diarrhea |
| 10 | 便秘 | べんぴ | benpi | constipation |
| 11 | 褥瘡 | じょくそう | jokusō | bedsore / pressure ulcer |
| 12 | 認知症 | にんちしょう | ninchishō | dementia |
| 13 | 不安 | ふあん | fuan | anxiety, uneasiness |
| 14 | 混乱 | こんらん | konran | confusion |
| 15 | 落ち着く | おちつく | ochitsuku | to calm down |
| 16 | 笑顔 | えがお | egao | smile |
| 17 | 就寝 | しゅうしん | shūshin | going to bed / sleep |
| 18 | 車椅子 | くるまいす | kurumaisu | wheelchair |
| 19 | 杖 | つえ | tsue | cane / walking stick |
| 20 | ベッド柵 | さく | saku | bed rail / bed fence |
| 21 | 移乗リフト | いじょうリフト | ijō rifuto | transfer lift |
| 22 | 手すり | てすり | tesuri | handrail |
| 23 | 介護用ベッド | かいごようベッド | kaigoyō beddo | nursing/care bed |
| 24 | 紙おむつ | かみおむつ | kami omutsu | paper diaper |
| 25 | 会話 | かいわ | kaiwa | conversation |
| 26 | 声かけ | こえかけ | koekake | speaking to (gently, friendly approach) |
| 27 | 洗面 | せんめん | senmen | washing face |
| 28 | 歯磨き | はみがき | hamigaki | brushing teeth |
| 29 | 爪切り | つめきり | tsumekiri | nail clipping / nail clippers |
| 30 | 洗髪 | せんぱつ | senpatsu | hair washing |
| 31 | 清拭 | せいしき | seishiki | body wiping (bed bath, when unable to bathe) |
| 32 | おむつ交換 | おむつこうかん | omutsu kōkan | diaper change |
| 33 | 便座 | べんざ | benza | toilet seat |
| 34 | 血圧 | けつあつ | ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 35 | 体温 | たいおん | taion | body temperature |
| 36 | 呼吸 | こきゅう | kokyū | breathing / respiration |
| 37 | 脈拍 | みゃくはく | myakuhaku | pulse |
| 38 | 痛み | いたみ | itami | pain |
| 39 | 傷口 | きずぐち | kizuguchi | wound |
| 40 | 発熱 | はつねつ | hatsunetsu | fever |
| 41 | 車椅子 | くるまいす | kurumaisu | wheelchair |
| 42 | 杖 | つえ | tsue | cane / walking stick |
| 43 | 排泄 | はいせつ | haisetsu | excretion |
| 44 | 失禁 | しっきん | shikkin | incontinence |
| 45 | おむつ交換 | こうかん | kōkan | diaper change |
| 46 | 食事介助 | しょくじかいじょ | shokuji kaijo | meal assistance |
| 47 | 入浴介助 | にゅうよくかいじょ | nyūyoku kaijo | bathing assistance |
| 48 | 着替え | きがえ | kigae | changing clothes |
| 49 | 褥瘡 | じょくそう | jokusō | bedsore / pressure ulcer |
| 50 | リハビリ | rihabiri | rehabilitation | |
| 51 | 点滴 | てんてき | tenteki | IV drip / infusion |
| 52 | 体位交換 | たいいこうかん | taii kōkan | repositioning (changing lying position) |
| 53 | 呼吸 | こきゅう | kokyū | breathing / respiration |
| 54 | 異常 | いじょう | ijō | abnormality |
| 55 | 記録 | きろく | kiroku | record / documentation |
| 56 | 処置 | しょち | shochi | medical treatment / procedure |
| 57 | 認知症 | にんちしょう | ninchishō | dementia |
| 58 | 徘徊 | はいかい | haikai | wandering (due to memory loss) |
| 59 | 寝返り | ねがえり | negaeri | turning over (in bed) |
| 60 | 食事介助 | しょくじかいじょ | shokuji kaijo | meal assistance |
| 61 | 排泄介助 | はいせつかいじょ | haisetsu kaijo | toileting assistance |
| 62 | 入浴介助 | にゅうよくかいじょ | nyūyoku kaijo | bathing assistance |
| 63 | 更衣介助 | こういかいじょ | kōi kaijo | dressing assistance |
| 64 | 車椅子 | くるまいす | kurumaisu | wheelchair |
| 65 | 緊急 | きんきゅう | kinkyū | emergency |
| 66 | 応急処置 | おうきゅうしょち | ōkyū shochi | first aid |
| 67 | 体調 | たいちょう | taichō | physical condition |
| 68 | 看取り | みとり | mitori | end-of-life care |
| 69 | 散歩 | さんぽ | sanpo | walk / stroll |
| 70 | 声かけ | こえかけ | koekake | speaking to / engaging (someone) |
| 71 | 要介護者 | ようかいごしゃ | yōkaigosha | person requiring care |
| 72 | 特別養護老人ホーム | とくべつようごろうじんホーム | tokubetsu yōgo rōjin hōmu | special nursing home for the elderly |
| 73 | 歩行器 | ほこうき | hokōki | walker (walking frame) |
| 74 | 段差 | だんさ | dansa | step / level difference (trip hazard) |
| 75 | 転倒 | てんとう | tentō | falling (down) |
| 76 | 骨折 | こっせつ | kossetsu | bone fracture |
| 77 | 血圧計 | けつあつけい | ketsuatsukei | blood pressure monitor |
| 78 | 体温計 | たいおんけい | taionkei | thermometer |
| 79 | 体調不良 | たいちょうふりょう | taichō furyō | poor physical condition |
| 80 | 感染予防 | かんせんよぼう | kansen yobō | infection prevention |
| 81 | 血圧計 | けつあつけい | ketsuatsukei | blood pressure monitor |
| 82 | 体温計 | たいおんけい | taionkei | thermometer |
| 83 | 聴診器 | ちょうしんき | chōshinki | stethoscope |
| 84 | 看護師 | かんごし | kangoshi | nurse |
| 85 | 介護士 | かいごし | kaigoshi | care worker |
| 86 | 利用者 | りようしゃ | riyōsha | service user (care recipient) |
| 87 | 高齢者 | こうれいしゃ | kōreisha | elderly person |
| 88 | 認知症 | にんちしょう | ninchishō | dementia |
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