育 – bring up, grow up, raise

8 strokesTaught in grade 3#369 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 育 means bring up, grow up, raise, rear. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is イク (iku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is そだ.つ、そだ.ち、そだ.てる、はぐく.む (sodatsu, sodachi, sodateru, hagukumu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 肉 (no. 130).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	イク	iku
Kun’yomi	そだ.つ	sodatsu
Kun’yomi	そだ.ち	sodachi
Kun’yomi	そだ.てる	sodateru
Kun’yomi	はぐく.む	hagukumu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 肉 (Kangxi radical 130). Components: 月・亠・厶.

Words using 育

教育きょういくeducation育てるそだてるto raise育つそだつto be raised (e.g. child)体育たいいくphysical education育児いくじchildcare飼育しいくbreeding育成いくせいrearing生育せいいくbirth and growth育ちそだちgrowth発育はついく(physical) growth保育ほいくnurturing成育せいいくgrowth (to maturity)

Example sentences

教育は重大な要素である。

Education is a critical element.

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叔父が今日の私を育ててくれた。

My uncle has made me what I am.

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植物は土壌で育つ。

Plants are nourished by earth.

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Kanji with the same radical

能脳背脱肉臓肝胸腕脅肩腐脚腹膨腰

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