Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 保育する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 保ほ 育いく する 保ほ 育いく しない Polite 保ほ 育いく します 保ほ 育いく しません Past polite 保ほ 育いく しました 保ほ 育いく しませんでした Past 保ほ 育いく した 保ほ 育いく しなかった Te-form 保ほ 育いく して 保ほ 育いく しないで Desire 保ほ 育いく したい 保ほ 育いく したくない Potential 保ほ 育いく できる 保ほ 育いく できない Passive 保ほ 育いく される 保ほ 育いく されない Causative 保ほ 育いく させる 保ほ 育いく させない Causative passive 保ほ 育いく させられる 保ほ 育いく させられない Volitional 保ほ 育いく しよう Polite volitional 保ほ 育いく しましょう Imperative 保ほ 育いく しろ 保ほ 育いく するな Conditional 保ほ 育いく すれば 保ほ 育いく しなければ Tara conditional 保ほ 育いく したら 保ほ 育いく しなかったら
Usage patterns 保ほ 育いく を 行おこな う to provide/carry out childcare
This facility provides childcare starting from infants under one year old.
保ほ 育いく にあたる to be in charge of / work in childcare
Qualified staff are in charge of the childcare.
保ほ 育いく を 受う ける to receive childcare (be enrolled in day care)
The child receives day care at this nursery every day.
Kanji 保 protect, guarantee, keep 育 bring up, grow up, raise Related words 育児 refers to parents raising their own child at home, while 保育 usually describes professional or institutional childcare such as at a nursery.
養育 is a formal, often legal or welfare term for raising and supporting a child, whereas 保育 is the everyday word for organized childcare or day care.
子育て is a casual, everyday word for bringing up children personally, while 保育 has a more institutional or professional nuance.
保育 refers to professional or institutional childcare, such as at a nursery school, while 子守 is the more general, often informal act of looking after a child.
Don't confuse with 保育 refers to childcare provided institutionally, such as at a nursery or daycare, while 子育て refers to parents raising their own children at home.
保育 looks similar (shares 育 ) but refers to caring for or educating young children, not raising animals like 飼育 .
Word family· 17 nursery school; day care center; day nursery
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
nursery school; day care center
incubator (for newborns)
nursery school; day nursery · nursery room
Show 6 more Show fewer daycare fee; nursery fee
childcare worker; nursery worker; caregiver
temporary child care; short-term child care
family day care provider; registered childminder
nursery school child; preschooler (in daycare)
childcare facility; child-rearing facility
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Etymology Compound of 保 (protect, keep) and 育 (raise, nurture). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of caring for and raising children.
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