Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
撫育 (ぶいく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
care ; tending ; nurturing
Rare, formal word for the act of caring for and raising someone or something, often with a nurturing connotation. Seldom used in everyday speech; more common alternatives include 養育 or 世話.
この 施し 設せつ で は 、 傷きず つい た 動どう 物ぶつ の 撫ぶ 育いく を 行おこな っ て いる 。
This facility provides care for injured animals.
Kanji 撫 stroke, pat, smooth down 育 bring up, grow up, raise Similar words 養よう 育いく Common word for raising and nurturing children; 撫育 is a rarer, more literary synonym.
世せ 話わ Everyday word for looking after someone; 撫育 implies a deeper, more sustained nurturing.
Etymology Compound of 撫 (bu, 'stroke, soothe') and 育 (iku, 'raise, nurture'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of tender care.
