Word details

育児

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 育児.

Dictionary

Entry

育児くじNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #22433
1

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

Examples
ほんの一握りの男性しか育児休暇を取りたがらない。
Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bring up, grow up, raise, rear

8 strokesFrequency 369JLPT N2Grade 3

On

イク

Kun

そだ.つそだ.ちそだ.てるはぐく.む

Nanori

やす

newborn babe, child, young of animals

7 strokesFrequency 679JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ゲイ

Kun

-こ-っこ

Nanori

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