育

JLPT N3

Raise, grow

Readings

On’yomi: イク (iku)

Kun’yomi: そだ(てる), そだ(つ), はぐく(む) (soda(teru), soda(tsu), haguku(mu))

• そだ(つ) – to grow up • そだ(てる) – to raise, to bring up • はぐく(む) – to foster, to nurture

Structure

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Vocabulary

育てる

そだてる

raise

教育

きょういく

education

成育

せいいく

growth

育成

いくせい

development

養育

よういく

nurture

Example Sentences

子供を育てます。

こどもをそだてます。

I raise children.

教育が大切です。

きょういくがたいせつです。

Education is important.

順調に成育します。

じゅんちょうにせいいくします。

They grow steadily.

人材を育成します。

じんざいをいくせいします。

We develop talent.

養育します。

よういくします。

They nurture.

Cultural Note

🌱 In Japanese culture, 育 reflects not only child-rearing but the broader concept of nurturing life and potential.
• The word 子育て (こそだて – parenting) carries deep social value, emphasizing care, patience, and love.
• The phrase 「育てるより育つ」 (“Rather than raising, let them grow”) reflects the belief in natural development.
• 育 appears in words like 食育 (しょくいく – food education) and 環境育 (かんきょういく – environmental education), extending the meaning of growth to lifestyle and values.