養育|よういくyouiku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbbringing up; rearing; upbringing
    Doctors are not, as a rule, trained in child rearing.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 子供こどもなどを養い育やしないそだてること。
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