Japanese symbol for “healthcare”
保健医療
ほけんいりょう
Romaji: hoken'iryou
health care; healthcare
In Japanese, healthcare is 保健医療, read ほけんいりょう (hoken'iryou).
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Meanings
- n health care; healthcare
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保護 | ほご hogo | protection; safeguard; guardianship |
| 保険 | ほけん hoken | insurance |
| 確保 | かくほ kakuho | securing; obtaining; ensuring |
| 保存 | ほぞん hozon | preservation; conservation; storage |
| 保証 | ほしょう hoshou | guarantee; security; assurance |
| 保守 | ほしゅ hoshu | maintenance |
| 健康 | けんこう kenkou | health |
| 保健 | ほけん hoken | preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation |
| 医療 | いりょう iryou | medical treatment; medical care |
| 治療 | ちりょう chiryou | (medical) treatment; care; therapy |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.