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看取る

みとる

to attend a deathbed, to care for

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Examples

  1. 母を自宅で看取った。

    ははをじたくでみとった。

    I was with my mother at home when she died.

  2. 最期を看取ることができてよかった。

    さいごをみとることができてよかった。

    I am glad I could be there at the end.

  3. 看護師は長年、多くの患者を看取ってきた。

    かんごしはながねん、おおくのかんじゃをみとってきた。

    Over many years, the nurse has been at the bedside of many dying patients.

  4. 家族に看取られながら、祖父は静かに息を引き取った。

    かぞくにみとられながら、そふはしずかにいきをひきとった。

    Surrounded by his family, my grandfather quietly passed away.

Common patterns

最期を看取る
to be present at someone's death
家族に看取られる
to be attended by family at the end
自宅で看取る
to care for someone dying at home

Memory tip

Do not read it as 見取る: 看 is the 看 of 看護, care. It means nursing someone through their final days and being present when they die, so it is not a general word for looking after the sick — that is 介護 or 世話をする.

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