kindergarten hunting; preschool search
Colloquial abbreviation from 保育園 (nursery school) and 活動 (activity). Refers to the process of parents searching for and applying to daycare or preschool, often in competitive urban areas.
The preschool search is tough, and we just can't get into a daycare.
We need to start the kindergarten hunt soon for next year's enrollment.
Abbreviation formed from 保育園 (hoikuen, 'nursery school') and 活動 (katsudō, 'activity'), following the pattern of other 〇活 words like 就活 and 婚活.