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What does 育てる (そだてる, sodateru) mean?

育てる (そだてる, sodateru) means to raise, to bring up (someone/something).

Quick facts
Readingそだてる
Romajisodateru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
そだてる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsodateru

to raise, to bring up (someone/something)

GenkiGenki 22
  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to raise; to rear; to bring up
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to train; to teach; to educate
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster

Example sentences

  • I'm growing vegetables in the garden.

  • My mother raised me by herself.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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