Word Meaning 保育

ほいく hoiku

保育 is read as ほいく (hoiku) and means nursing.

Meaning

English

  1. nursing
  2. suckling
  3. nurturing
  4. rearing
  5. childcare
  6. day care

Reading

Kana

ほいく

Romaji

hoiku

Writing Variants

  • 哺育 ほいく hoiku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 育児,子育て,養育,子守する,お守り,お守りする,子供,子ども Rank 9413 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

保健体育

ほけんたいいく

health and physical education

保育所

ほいくじょ

nursery school

保育園

ほいくえん

nursery school

保育ママ

ほいくまま

family day care provider

保育料

ほいくりょう

fee for day-care

保育施設

ほいくしせつ

child-rearing facility

保育士

ほいくし

nursery school teacher

保育室

ほいくしつ

nursery room

保育者

ほいくしゃ

childcare worker

保育器

ほいくき

incubator

保育園児

ほいくえんじ

nursery school pupil

一時保育

いちじほいく

temporary child care

Example Sentences

5

こどもをほいくえんにあずける。

I leave my child at the daycare.

Could you please pick Shigemi up for me at the day-care center?

The childminder cares for between one and three children.

I'm thinking about complaining about my son's teacher at the kindergarten.

I hear some guy, presumably a caretaker, going "Rawr, I'm going to eat you!" from the nursery school across the street.