育 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「肉」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「肉」
- On
- イクいく · iku
- Kun
- そだ(つ)・そだ(てる)soda(tsu) · soda(teru)
- Meaning
- raise, grow up
Stroke order
Origin
A newborn child (upside-down 子) + flesh (肉) — a child growing a body: to 'raise, grow'.
Readings and examples
| Onイクいくiku | 育児いくじ教育きょういく発育はついく |
|---|---|
| Kunそだつsodatsu | 育つそだつ育ちそだち |
| Kunそだてるsodateru | 育てるそだてる育て親そだておや |
| Kunはぐくむhagukumu | 育むはぐくむ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 体育たいいく
physical education
- 教育きょういく
education
- 育児いくじ
- 飼育しいく
- 哺育ほいく
- 鞠育きくいく
- 傅育ふいく
- 煦育くいく
Example
花を 育てるのは 楽しいです。
It is fun to grow flowers.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)