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育つ
sodatsu
Description
「育つ」は、子どもや動物、植物などが大きくなることを表す言葉です。
"育つ" is a word that means children, animals, plants, etc. grow bigger.
自然に成長するときに使い、育てる人ではなく、成長する側が主語になります。
It is used when something grows naturally, with the subject being the one growing, not the one raising them.
Meanings
育つsodatsu
to grow up; to be raised
子どもが元気に育つ。
Children grow up healthy.
育つsodatsu
to grow (plants, animals)
この木は暖かい所でよく育つ。
This tree grows well in warm places.
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Notes
- Nuance
育つ is intransitive (the thing grows); 育てる is transitive (someone raises it).
- Etymology
育 means to raise or nurture; native verb ending つ marks the intransitive form.
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