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助産師

Reading

Kana: じょさんし
Romaji: josanshi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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midwife

See also: 助産婦

Kanji

Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ
Meanings: help, rescue, assist
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

Example Sentences

日本(にっぽん)では助産師(じょさんし)国家(こっか)試験(しけん)受験(じゅけん)資格(しかく)女性(じょせい)のみとなっている。
➥In Japan, only women are entitled to take the national obstetrics exam.
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産科医(さんかい)(くわ)え、助産師(じょさんし)不足(ふそく)()(くに)産科(さんか)医療(いりょう)(きわ)めて深刻(しんこく)状況(じょうきょう)にあることが(あらた)めて()()りになった。
➥With a shortage of midwives added to that of obstetricians it has become clear all over again that our country's obstetric care is in an extremely grave situation.
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