育(はぐく)む

はぐくむ
verb (godan)
to nurture, to foster, to cultivate
1. to nurture, to foster, to cultivate
To carefully raise or develop something over time, whether a living thing, a relationship, or an abstract quality like talent or trust.
愛情(あいじょう)を育(はぐく)む。
To nurture affection.
子(こ)どもの才能(さいのう)を育(はぐく)むことが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It's important to cultivate children's talents.
自然(しぜん)の中(なか)で豊(ゆた)かな感性(かんせい)を育(はぐく)んでほしい。
I want them to develop a rich sensitivity through nature.

育(はぐく)む implies careful, sustained nurturing over a long period. It is warmer and more deliberate than 育(そだ)てる.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: Transitive (他動詞(たどうし))
  • Pattern: 〜を育(はぐく)む

ASPECT (ている):

  • 育(はぐく)んでいる: is nurturing, has been cultivating

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 愛情(あいじょう)を育(はぐく)む (to nurture love)
  • 才能(さいのう)を育(はぐく)む (to cultivate talent)
  • 信頼(しんらい)を育(はぐく)む (to build trust)
  • 命(いのち)を育(はぐく)む (to nurture life)
  • 友情(ゆうじょう)を育(はぐく)む (to foster friendship)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 育(そだ)てる: to raise, to bring up (more general, practical)
  • 育(はぐく)む: to nurture, to foster (more emotional, literary)
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