養育|よういくyouiku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbbringing up; rearing; upbringing
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 養育する(よういくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 養育します(よういくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 養育しない(よういくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 養育しません(よういくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 養育せず・養育せぬ(よういくせず・よういくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 養育した(よういくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 養育しました(よういくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 養育しなかった(よういくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 養育しませんでした(よういくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 養育して(よういくして) |
| Potential | 養育できる(よういくできる) |
| Passive | 養育される(よういくされる) |
| Causative | 養育させる(よういくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 養育させられる(よういくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 養育すれば(よういくすれば) |
| tara | 養育したら(よういくしたら) |
| Volitional | 養育しよう(よういくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 養育しましょう(よういくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 養育しろ(よういくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym育成いくせいNeutralTargets talent and athletes rather than children, with an organizational feel, as in 「人材育成」; 「養育」 is the legal, formal word for raising a child.
- Synonym育てるそだてるNeutralThe most common everyday word for raising or training; its object can be a person or a plant.
- Synonym育て上げるそだてあげるNeutralFocuses on the result of bringing a child up to adulthood, as in 「一人で育て上げる」.
- Synonym扶育ふいくWrittenA written word for caring for and bringing someone up; rare in use, and close in sense to 「養育」.
- Related扶養ふようWrittenWritten word for supporting dependents financially, an obligation not limited to children, as in 「扶養家族」.
- Related育むはぐくむWrittenWritten-style verb for nurturing with care, mostly of abstract things like feelings or culture rather than raising children.
- Related養うやしなうNeutralCovers providing for and feeding, also building up strength, e.g. 「家族を養う」; broader in use than 「養育」, which centers on raising children.
- Related養い育てるやしないそだてるWrittenA written, explanatory way of saying to raise and bring up; rare in actual use.
- Antonym虐待ぎゃくたいNeutralAbuse or mistreatment of someone in one's care; the opposite of the devoted raising that 「養育」 describes.
- Antonym放置ほうちNeutralLeaving someone unattended or neglecting them; the opposite of 「養育」, as in 「育児放棄」.
「養育」 is the formal, legal term for bringing up a child, as in 「養育費」 and 「養育権」. In everyday speech use 「育てる」; say 「扶養」 for supporting dependents, 「育成」 for developing talent, and 「育む」 for nurturing feelings. The opposites are 「虐待」 and 「放置」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


