JLPT · Level 176
15 words
Japanese word
成育
Pronunciation
Romajiseiiku
Meaning
- noundevelopment
Example
子どもの成育は順調です。ko do mo no sei iku wa jun chō de su
The child's development is going well.
More examples
飼育環境を整えると、動物の成育を助けられます。shi iku kan kyō o totono e ru to dō butsu no sei iku o tasu ke ra re ma su
Improving the living environment can support an animal's growth.
Core concept
Describes the process in which a child grows and develops through the care and environment surrounding them.
Common phrases
成育環境sei iku kan kyō
growth environment
成育過程sei iku ka tei
growth process
成育を妨げるsei iku o samata ge ru
hinder development
Similar words
成長seichō: Growth and development of a living thing, especially as it becomes larger or more mature.
発育hatsuiku: Physical growth and development, especially of a child, body, or body part.
生育seiiku: Growth of a living thing under the conditions provided by its surroundings.
Definition in Japanese
子どもが育ち、心身が発達していく過程。ko do mo ga soda chi shin shin ga hat tatsu shi te i ku ka tei
Word origin
The compound combines 成 (sei, "become") with 育 (iku, "raise"), expressing a child's growth as a process of becoming mature and being nurtured.
Usage tips
- 成育 (seiiku) often appears in formal phrases such as 成育環境 (seiiku kankyō), which link a child's development with the conditions in which the child is raised.
Other meanings
- growthnoun
- upbringingnoun
Related words
- 成育するseiikusurudevelopverb