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保育所 (hoikusho) Japanese meaning: nursery school | Kotomora
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She works at a nursery school.
I leave my child at the day care center.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 保ほ 育いく 所しょ に 入い れる to enroll someone (a child) in day care
I plan to enroll my child in day care starting next month.
保ほ 育いく 所しょ に 通かよ う to attend day care regularly
My daughter goes to day care every day.
保ほ 育いく 所しょ を 探さが す to look for a day care center
I'm looking for a day care center so I can return to work.
Kanji 保 protect, guarantee, keep 育 bring up, grow up, raise Related words 保育園 is the everyday, common name for the same kind of day care facility, while 保育所 is the formal legal term used in official documents.
託児所 refers to a more general child-minding facility (often temporary or workplace-based), whereas 保育所 is a formally licensed day care institution under the Child Welfare Act.
Etymology Compound of 保育 (hoiku, 'childcare') + 所 (sho, 'place').
