育 Kanji – bring up
The Japanese kanji 育 can mean bring up, grow up, raise, rear.
Meaning and Readings
How is 育 read?
育 has the onyomi reading イク and the kunyomi readings そだつ, そだち, そだてる, はぐくむ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as iku, sodatsu, sodachi, sodateru, hagukumu.
Common Japanese Words Using 育
These common Japanese words contain 育. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 紐育（ニューヨーク） — New York
- 育ち（そだち） — growth, breeding
- 育つ（そだつ） — to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)
- 育てる（そだてる） — to raise, to rear, to bring up
- 育英（いくえい） — education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students
- 育児（いくじ） — childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing
- 義務教育（ぎむきょういく） — compulsory education
- 教育（きょういく） — education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing
- 子育て（こそだて） — child rearing, child raising, raising children, parenting
- 飼育（しいく） — breeding, raising, rearing, keeping