Meaning of 育児 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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育児JLPT 2
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Kana Readingいくじ
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Romajiikuji
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- childcare; nursing; upbringing
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Example Sentences
育児, いくじ used in context
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女性は職場や地域社会でますます重要な責任を担うようになっているので、育児と仕事の両方からストレスを感じている人の数が増えているといわれている。
Since women are taking on more responsibilities at work and in the community, it is said that the number of women with stress from both child-rearing and work is increasing.
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育児休暇や老人介護のための休みも、現在日本で起きている人口構成の変動に対応するために必要となっているのである。
Child-care leave and time off to care for the aged are needed in order to respond to demographic changes now taking place in Japan.
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Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.
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そして時折私が仕事と育児を両立させようという試みにくじけそうになったとき、私の決意を支える助けになったのは夫だった。
And at times when I became discouraged with trying to reconcile working and bringing up children, it was my husband who helped to maintain my determination.
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