育 grow up / be raised

(decapitated cow) + 月 (moon/organ)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
PN

Onyomi

IKU

The lady shrieked 'IKU!IKU!' as she was impregnated with the child she would have to raise for the next 18 years.

Mnemonic

I was raised to decapitate a cow every month. (FYI, My dad was Ted Nugent)

Kunyomi

( を ) そだ*てる to bring up or to raise a child/underling
★★★★☆
( が ) そだ*つ to be brought up (in a certain way) to grow up.
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

教育(きょういく)

education ★★★☆☆
教 (teach) + 育 (grow up / be raised) = 教育 (education)

育児(いくじ)

child-rearing ★☆☆☆☆
育 (grow up / be raised) + 児 (baby) = 育児 (child-rearing)

体育(たいいく)

P.E. class ★☆☆☆☆
体 (body) + 育 (grow up / be raised) = 体育 (P.E. class)

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