看護婦
かんごふ (female) nurse
Why it means this
看護 (nursing) + 婦 (a woman) — a (female) nurse (the old term, replaced by the gender-neutral 看護師).
Breakdown
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かんごふ (female) nurse
看護 (nursing) + 婦 (a woman) — a (female) nurse (the old term, replaced by the gender-neutral 看護師).
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.