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育児

Reading

Kana: いくじ
Romaji: ikuji
Kana
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Definition

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childcare; nursing; upbringing

Kanji

Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む
Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear
Readings: ジ、 ニ、 ゲイ、 こ、 -こ、 -っこ
Meanings: newborn babe, child, young of animals

Example Sentences

ほんの(いち)(にぎ)りの男性(だんせい)しか育児(いくじ)休暇(きゅうか)()りたがらない。
➥Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.
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そして時折(ときおり)(わたし)仕事(しごと)育児(いくじ)両立(りょうりつ)させようという(こころ)みにくじけそうになったとき、(わたし)決意(けつい)(ささ)える(たす)けになったのは(おっと)だった。
➥And at times when I became discouraged with trying to reconcile working and bringing up children, it was my husband who helped to maintain my determination.
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育児(いくじ)休暇(きゅうか)老人(ろうじん)介護(かいご)のための(やす)みも、現在(げんざい)日本(にっぽん)()きている人口(じんこう)構成(こうせい)変動(へんどう)対応(たいおう)するために必要(ひつよう)となっているのである。
➥Child-care leave and time off to care for the aged are needed in order to respond to demographic changes now taking place in Japan.
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女性(じょせい)職場(しょくば)地域(ちいき)社会(しゃかい)でますます重要(じゅうよう)責任(せきにん)(にな)うようになっているので、育児(いくじ)仕事(しごと)両方(りょうほう)からストレスを(かん)じている(ひと)(かず)()えているといわれている。
➥Since women are taking on more responsibilities at work and in the community, it is said that the number of women with stress from both child-rearing and work is increasing.
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