育む
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 育む
1
to raise; to bring up; to rear
2
to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
Examples
スポーツは友情をはぐくむものだ。
Sports nurture friendships.
Kanji in this Word
育
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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