育 — kanji meaning “bring up”
育
bring up, grow up, raise, rear
- Meanings
- bring up, grow up, raise, rear
- On'yomi
- イク (iku)
- Kun'yomi
- そだ.つ、そだ.ち、そだ.てる、はぐく.む
- Name readings
- やす
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #369 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- yù — Chinese character page
Words with 育
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
| 体育 | たいいく taiiku | physical education; PE; gym (class) |
| 飼育 | しいく shiiku | breeding; raising; rearing |
| 育児 | いくじ ikuji | childcare; child-rearing; nursing |
| 育ち | そだち sodachi | growth; breeding |
| 育成 | いくせい ikusei | rearing; training; nurture |
| 保育 | ほいく hoiku | nurturing; rearing; childcare |
| 育つ | そだつ sodatsu | to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up) |
| 発育 | はついく hatsuiku | (physical) growth; development |
| 養育 | よういく youiku | bringing up; rearing; upbringing |
| 生育 | せいいく seiiku | birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development |
| 性教育 | せいきょういく seikyouiku | sex education |
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