育ち
Meanings
1
As an independent noun, refers either to how something grows or to a person's upbringing and the manners or character associated with it. Common in phrases such as 育ちがいい and 育ちが悪い.
This year's tomatoes are growing well.
Her speech is polite, and she feels well brought up.
2
raised in; grew up in; upbringing as
Suffix attached to a place, environment, family background, or social setting to say where or how someone was raised, as in 東京育ち or 農家育ち.
He grew up in Osaka and speaks Kansai dialect.
Because I was raised in the countryside, bugs don't bother me much.
Usage patterns
- 生まれも育ちも〈場所〉born and raised in <place>
He was born and raised in Tokyo.
- 〈場所〉育ちraised in <place>
I heard she grew up in New York.