育つ

そだつ · sodatsu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to grow

🌱 育 = 𠫓 (a child born head-first) + 月 (flesh): a newborn who grows up

Same 育 as in 教育 (きょういく, education) and 体育 (たいいく, P.E.). Its pair 育てる (sodateru) means to raise someone; 育つ means to grow up yourself. Sound hook: so-DA-tsu, kids who grew up on soda.

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