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保育園 (hoikuen) Japanese meaning: nursery school | Kotomora
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My son goes to a nearby nursery school.
We plan to put our daughter in day care from April.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 保ほ 育いく 園えん に 入い れる to enroll a child in nursery school
We decided to enroll our son in nursery school starting next month.
保ほ 育いく 園えん に 通かよ う to attend nursery school regularly
Our child goes to nursery school every day.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 保ほ 育いく 園えん に 預あず ける to leave a child in the care of a nursery school
I leave my daughter at nursery school while I'm at work.
保ほ 育いく 園えん を 探さが す to look for a nursery school (to enroll a child in)
We're looking for a nursery school near our new home.
Kanji 保 protect, guarantee, keep 育 bring up, grow up, raise Related words 保育園 and 保育所 both mean day-care center for young children, but 保育所 sounds more official or bureaucratic, as in legal or administrative contexts.
保育園 focuses on daytime childcare for working parents, while 幼稚園 is a kindergarten that emphasizes early education.
保育園 is a regular, long-term day-care institution, whereas 託児所 often refers to short-term or temporary child-minding facilities.
保育園 is the common, native Japanese word for a nursery/day-care facility, while ナーサリー is a katakana loanword with a more foreign, upscale feel.
保育園 is the full word for nursery school, while 園 can serve as its casual abbreviation just as it can for 幼稚園.
Etymology Compound of 保育, 'childcare; nursing and raising children,' and 園, 'garden; institution or facility.' This is a transparent modern kanji compound rather than a loanword.
