託児所(たくじしょ)

たくじしょ
noun
daycare center; nursery; childcare facility
building
1. daycare center; nursery; childcare facility
A facility where young children are looked after while their parents are at work or otherwise occupied. Can range from small private operations to larger institutional facilities.
託児所(たくじしょ)に子(こ)どもを預(あず)けた。
I left my child at the daycare center.
会場(かいじょう)には託児所(たくじしょ)が併設(へいせつ)されている。
The venue has an attached childcare facility.
駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しい託児所(たくじしょ)ができたので、通勤(つうきん)の途中(とちゅう)で子(こ)どもを預(あず)けられるようになった。
A new daycare center opened in front of the station, so I can now drop off my child on my way to work.

A general term for any childcare facility. Often used for smaller or temporary operations, such as those set up at event venues, shopping centers, or workplaces, as opposed to full-scale 保育園(ほいくえん).

Common collocations

  • 託児所(たくじしょ)に預(あず)ける: to leave a child at daycare
  • 託児所(たくじしょ)付(つ)き: with childcare facilities
  • 一時(いちじ)託児所(たくじしょ): temporary daycare
  • 院内(いんない)託児所(たくじしょ): in-hospital daycare
  • 事業所内(じぎょうしょない)託児所(たくじしょ): workplace daycare

Similar words

  • 保育園(ほいくえん): nursery school — a licensed facility with stricter standards and longer hours, primarily for working parents
  • 幼稚園(ようちえん): kindergarten — an educational institution under the Ministry of Education for children ages 3-5, with shorter hours

Related Words

Compare: 保育園(ほいくえん) (nursery school)
Compare: 幼稚園(ようちえん) (kindergarten)
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Added 2026.5.6 1:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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