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育児放棄 (ikujihouki) Japanese meaning: child neglect | Kotomora
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Child neglect is a form of child abuse.
The incident occurred due to child neglect.
Kanji 育 bring up, grow up, raise 児 newborn babe, child, young of animals 棄 abandon, throw away, discard Related words 児じ 童どう 虐ぎゃく 待たい 児童虐待 is a broader term for child abuse, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, while 育児放棄 specifically refers to neglect.
ネグレクト ネグレクト is a loanword from English 'neglect' and is often used interchangeably with 育児放棄, but 育児放棄 is more formal and explicitly refers to child-rearing neglect.
Etymology Compound of 育児 (child-rearing) and 放棄 (abandonment, renunciation).