How to say "educate" in Japanese

• 仕込むしこむCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers 'educate' in the sense of instilling skills or knowledge through training, typically from the ground up; it is really a training word, as when a master trains an apprentice in a craft.
  この猿さるは、きちんと仕込しこめばいろいろな芸げいができるようになるだろう。↗

  The monkey, trained properly, will be able to do a lot of tricks.
• 育て上げるそだてあげるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbMatches 'educate' as bringing someone up to full maturity: the emphasis falls on carrying a person's upbringing or training through to completion, as in raising a pupil into a capable adult.
  彼かれは医者いしゃになるように育て上そだてあげられた。↗

  He was brought up to be a doctor.
• 育てるそだてるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'educate' as nurturing a person's growth and abilities over time — bringing up a child or developing someone's talent; the focus is on development, with teaching part of that process.

For 'educate', choose 「仕込む」 when the idea is training or instilling skills and knowledge, 「育てる」 for nurturing a person's growth, and 「育て上げる」 when that development is carried through to full maturity.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 仕込むしこむto train
• 育て上げるそだてあげるto raise (to maturity)
• 育てるそだてるto train