育

raise, grow

JLPT N3 Grade 3 8 strokes

Kun'yomi: そだ.つ・そだ.ち・そだ.てる・はぐく.む
On'yomi: イク
Radical: 月 · moon (moon, month, also flesh)

育 means "raise, grow". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read そだ.つ・そだ.ち・そだ.てる・はぐく.む in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and イク in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

育 in example sentences

ここで育そだったの？

Koko de sodatta no?

Did you grow up here?
私わたしは和食わしょくで育そだった。

Watashi wa washoku de sodatta.

I grew up eating Japanese food.
トムは体育たいいくの先生せんせいだ。

Tomu wa taiiku no sensei da.

Tom is a PE teacher.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Common questions

What does the kanji 育 mean?: 育 means "raise, grow". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 育 have?: 育 is written in 8 strokes.
How is 育 read?: It is read そだ.つ・そだ.ち・そだ.てる・はぐく.む in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and イク in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 育?: 育 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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