育

raise; bring up; grow up; rear

8 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 369.

Readings

• イク (on reading): 教育 (きょういく) education; 育成 (いくせい) rearing
• そだてる (kun reading): 育てる (そだてる) to raise; 子育て (こそだて) child rearing
• そだつ (kun reading): 育つ (そだつ) to be raised (e.g. child); 生まれ育つ (うまれそだつ) to be born and raised (in)
• そだち (kun reading): 育ち (そだち) growth; 町育ち (まちそだち) being raised in a town
• はぐくむ (kun reading): 育む (はぐくむ) to raise

Components

• 亠
• 厶
• 月
• 亠 radical lid
• 厶 radical private
• 月 radical moon; flesh

Kanji containing 育

• 撤 remove
• 徹 penetrate
• 轍 rut

Words using 育

• 教育 (きょういく) education
• 育成 (いくせい) rearing
• 飼育 (しいく) breeding
• 生育 (せいいく) birth and growth
• 教育者 (きょういくしゃ) educator
• 育てる (そだてる) to raise
• 子育て (こそだて) child rearing
• 育て上げる (そだてあげる) to raise (to maturity)
• 育て (そだて) bringing up
• 子育て支援 (こそだてしえん) child-rearing assistance
• 育つ (そだつ) to be raised (e.g. child)
• 生まれ育つ (うまれそだつ) to be born and raised (in)
• 深窓に育つ (しんそうにそだつ) to be brought up with tenderest care in a good family
• 寝る子は育つ (ねるこはそだつ) sleep brings up a child well
• 親はなくても子は育つ (おやはなくてもこはそだつ) nature itself is a good mother
• 育ち (そだち) growth
• 町育ち (まちそだち) being raised in a town
• 田舎育ち (いなかそだち) country-bred
• 島育ち (しまそだち) brought up on an island
• 育ち行く (そだちゆく) to grow up
• 育む (はぐくむ) to raise

426 words in all.

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