准看護婦 じゅんかんごふ Meanings Noun (female) assistant nurse; practical nurse (now deprecated) See also: 准看護師 (じゅんかんごし). Kanji 准 associate. Read as ジュン. 看 watch over. Read as カン. 護 protect 婦 lady. Read as フ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists