育成(いくせい)

いくせい
noun; verb (する)
development; training; nurturing
1. development, training, nurturing, cultivation
The process of developing, training, or nurturing people, skills, or organisms to maturity or competence. Used for human resource development, talent cultivation, and biological cultivation.
若手(わかて)選手(せんしゅ)の育成(いくせい)に力(ちから)を入(い)れる。
Put effort into developing young players.
人材(じんざい)育成(いくせい)は企業(きぎょう)の将来(しょうらい)を左右(さゆう)する。
Human resource development determines a company's future.
この研修(けんしゅう)プログラムは、次世代(じせだい)のリーダーを育成(いくせい)することを目的(もくてき)としている。
This training program aims to develop the next generation of leaders.

USAGE NOTE:
A formal word commonly used in business, sports, education, and government contexts. More systematic and institutional in nuance than 育(そだ)てる, which is the everyday verb for raising/nurturing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 人材(じんざい)育成(いくせい) (human resource development)
  • 選手(せんしゅ)育成(いくせい) (player development)
  • 育成(いくせい)計画(けいかく) (development plan)
  • 育成(いくせい)プログラム (development program)
  • 後進(こうしん)の育成(いくせい) (training successors)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 養成(ようせい): training, development (specifically for producing qualified professionals)
  • 教育(きょういく): education (broader; includes general schooling)
  • 育(そだ)てる: raise, bring up (everyday verb; less formal and more personal)
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