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育ち (そだち, sodachi) Japanese meaning: growth | Kotomora
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This year's tomatoes are growing well.
Her speech is polite, and she feels well brought up.
Expressions 氏うじ より 育そだ ち nurture over nature; breeding matters more than birth 育そだ ちがいい well-bred; of good upbringing Kanji 育 bring up, grow up, raise Related words 成長 is the general word for growth or development as a process, while 育ち often points to the resulting condition or environment a person was raised in.
生まれ refers to one's birth or origin, whereas 育ち refers to how one was raised; the two are often paired as 生まれも育ちも.
しつけ means the discipline or training in manners a child receives, while 育ち is the broader result, including family background and environment.
生い立ち focuses on the narrative of someone's personal history and how they grew up, while 育ち more often describes the resulting manners or character.
Word family· 11 growth period; growing stage
mountain-raised; person raised in the mountains
island-raised; brought up on an island
Etymology Nominal form of the verb 育つ（そだつ）, meaning to grow or be raised. The kanji 育 is conventionally associated with raising, nurturing, and growth.
city-bred; raised in the city
Show 5 more wild upbringing; untutored; rough around the edges
brought up in luxury; sheltered upbringing
sheltered upbringing; hothouse upbringing; person with a sheltered upbringing
country-bred; raised in the countryside
grow up; be raised
