育種|いくしゅikushu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbbreeding (of plants or animals)
Conjugation
Dictionary form育種する(いくしゅする)
Polite (masu)育種します(いくしゅします)
Negative (nai)育種しない(いくしゅしない)
polite (masen)育種しません(いくしゅしません)
classical zu / nu育種せず・育種せぬ(いくしゅせず・いくしゅせぬ)
Past (ta)育種した(いくしゅした)
polite (mashita)育種しました(いくしゅしました)
Past negative (nakatta)育種しなかった(いくしゅしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)育種しませんでした(いくしゅしませんでした)
Te form育種して(いくしゅして)
Potential育種できる(いくしゅできる)
Passive育種される(いくしゅされる)
Causative育種させる(いくしゅさせる)
Causative passive育種させられる(いくしゅさせられる)
Conditional (ba)育種すれば(いくしゅすれば)
tara育種したら(いくしゅしたら)
Volitional育種しよう(いくしゅしよう)
polite (mashou)育種しましょう(いくしゅしましょう)
Imperative育種しろ(いくしゅしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related育成いくせいNeutralBroadly covers training people or raising animals and plants; 「育種」 is limited to improving plant and animal breeds.
  • Related育むはぐくむWrittenWritten/formal prose; used for nurturing feelings and culture, as in 「愛を育む」; does not refer to breed improvement.
  • Related培うつちかうWrittenWritten/formal prose; for cultivating abilities or spirit over time, as in 「体力を培う」; not about improving plant or animal breeds.
  • Related培養ばいようNeutralMeans artificially culturing microbes or cells, and also cultivation in general; 「育種」 means selecting and breeding new varieties.

Use 「育種」 for improving plant or animal breeds. Use 「育成」 for training people or raising animals and plants, 「培養」 for culturing cells or microbes, 「育む」 for nurturing feelings or culture, and 「培う」 for building abilities over time.

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Japanese definitions
  1. より良よい性質せいしつを持もつ動物どうぶつや植物しょくぶつを作り出つくりだすために行おこなう改良かいりょう。
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