8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

bring up, grow up, raise, rear

Kun'yomi
  • to be raised (e.g. child)
  • growth ②growing up (in, as)
  • to raise ②to train ③to promote the growth of
  • to raise ②to cultivate
On'yomi
  • イク
Nanori
  • やす

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Character Breakdown

bring up, grow up, raise
そだ.つ イク はぐく.む (3rd, N3)
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

to raise ②to train ③to promote the growth of
to be raised (e.g. child)
education ②culture
physical education
growth ②growing up (in, as)
method of bringing up
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References

Unicode hex code 80B2
JIS X 0208 1-16-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 296
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4773
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2050
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29318
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 227
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 246
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 246
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 347
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 843
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 247
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 292
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 259
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 879
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.20
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1013
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 766
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j6.4
Four corner code 0022.7
De Roo Code 446