Memory phrase for the Kanji: 育


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Meaning educate, breed, raise, develop

Pronunciation

IKU
sodatsu

Explanation

Top: new born baby (child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with the head first), below: body 月/肉

Mnemonic


 
The new born baby has a body, that needs to be raised and educated.

Radicals

new born babyCharacter of 子, but upside down: The child comes at the birth with head first.
body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning 'body part'.
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 Vocabulary

育つ そだつ  to raise (child), to be brought up, to grow (up)
育てる そだてる  to raise, to rear, to bring up
育児 いくじ  childcare, nursing, upbringing
飼育 しいく  breeding, raising, rearing
飼育者 しいくしゃ  breeder
体育 たいいく  physical education, gymnastics, athletics
保育 ほいく  nursing, rearing, lactation, suckling
成育 せいいく  growth, raising
教育 きょういく  training, education

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