# 育 — bring up; raise

育 means “bring up; raise”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: イク (iku). Kun'yomi: そだ(つ) (sodatsu), はぐく(む) (hagukumu). You'll see it in words such as 育ち (sodachi, “growth; breeding”).

- Meaning: bring up; raise
- On'yomi: イク (iku)
- Kun'yomi: そだ(つ) (sodatsu), はぐく(む) (hagukumu)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set A bit of everything 1

## How to remember 育

Parts: 亠 lid · ム elbow; private · 月 moon; flesh

## Words with 育

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 育ち | そだち (sodachi) | growth; breeding |
| 育つ | そだつ (sodatsu) | to be raised; to be brought up |
| 育む | はぐくむ (hagukumu) | to raise; to bring up |

## Don't confuse it with

[能](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ability/) · [充](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fill/) · [肺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lungs/) · [胎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/womb/)

## More in the “A bit of everything 1” set

[米](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rice/) · [革](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/leather/) · [夫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/husband/) · [消](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extinguish/) · [育](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bring-up/) · [酒](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sake/)

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