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育つ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 育つ

Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #1998
1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

Examples
植物は土壌で育つ
Plants are nourished by earth.

Kanji in this Word

8 strokes
Frequency: 369
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

bring up
grow up
raise
rear

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
そだ.つ
そだ.ち
そだ.てる
はぐく.む
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
やす
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