育つ
そだつ
hepburn sodatsu
to grow up (intransitive)
Part of speech · godan-verb
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Examples
- この子は元気に育っています。This child is growing up healthily.
- 田舎で育ったので自然が好きです。I grew up in the countryside, so I like nature.
Collocations
元気に育つ田舎で育つよく育つまっすぐ育つ育った町
Mnemonic
育つ sodatsu — kanji 育 + the godan ending つ. Intransitive: a child or plant grows up on its own, subject marked by が, no を object. Its transitive partner is 育てる (sodateru). The place where one grew up is marked with で: 田舎で育つ.
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What is the difference between 育てる and 育つ?