保 育(ほいく)

ほいく

noun, suru verb

childcare, nursery care

1. childcare, nursery care, early childhood education

The care and education of young children, especially in a professional or institutional setting such as a daycare center or nursery school.

保育(ほいく)園(えん)に通(かよ)っている。

I attend a nursery school.

保育(ほいく)士(し)の資格(しかく)を取(と)りたい。

I want to get a childcare worker qualification.

待機(たいき)児童(じどう)の問題(もんだい)で保育(ほいく)サービスの拡充(かくじゅう)が急(いそ)がれている。

Due to the waitlisted children problem, expansion of childcare services is urgently needed.

GRAMMAR: Functions as a noun and as a する verb (保育(ほいく)する).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

保育(ほいく)園(えん) (nursery school, daycare center)
保育(ほいく)士(し) (childcare worker, nursery teacher)
保育(ほいく)所(しょ) / 保育(ほいく)所(じょ) (daycare facility)
保育(ほいく)料(りょう) (childcare fees)
無償(むしょう)保育(ほいく) (free childcare)

SOCIAL CONTEXT: 保育(ほいく) is a major social topic in Japan. 待機(たいき)児童(じどう) (children on daycare waiting lists) has been a persistent issue, especially in urban areas. The phrase 保育(ほいく)園(えん)落(お)ちた ("rejected from daycare") became a social media sensation in 2016.

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Added 2026.2.16 21:22 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32

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