育つ（そだつ）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to grow up
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 育ちます | そだちます |
| te-form | 育って | そだって |
| ta-form (past) | 育った | そだった |
| nai-form (negative) | 育たない | そだたない |
| potential form | 育てる | そだてる |
See the full conjugation table for "育つ" →
Example sentences
- 子供たちが毎日元気に育っている。 — The children are growing up healthy every day.
- 私は自然の豊かな田舎で育った。 — I grew up in the countryside, surrounded by nature.
Idioms & proverbs containing “育つ”
- 寝る子は育つ (ねるこはそだつ) — sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
- 親はなくても子は育つ (おやはなくてもこはそだつ) — nature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up
- 親はなくとも子は育つ (おやはなくともこはそだつ) — nature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up
- 子供は親の背中を見て育つ (こどもはおやのせなかをみてそだつ) — children grow up watching their parents
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “育つ” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)