看護婦

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  nurse

Etymology
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  female nurse

Usage notes
This term was used in (Hoken-fu Josan-fu Kango-fu Hō, lit. Act on [Female] Public Health Nurses, [Female] Midwives and [Female] Nurses) enacted in 1948. This act provided that were nurses who were female. Men also can do women equivalent work and they were called in the act. were applied on provisions relating to.

In 1968, was renamed to. and were combined into  with propose of genderlessness in 2002.