Today’s Kanji is “育” (soda-tsu); Kanji for “to grow”.
Handwritten Kanji “育” (soda-tsu)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “育”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 育 | イク そだ-つ そだ-てる はぐく-む | iku soda-tsu soda-teru haguku-mu | 8 | 月 | to grow |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “育”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 教育 | きょういく | Kyōiku | Education |
| 育つ | そだつ | Sodatsu | Growing up |
| 植物を育てる | しょくぶつをそだてる | Shokubutsu o sodateru | Grow plants |
育てる（そだてる）= to raise, to bring up, to nurture, to grow, to foster