育児
いくじ · ikuji · JLPT N2 · noun
childcare
👶🍼 育児 = raise + child: the work of bringing up a little one
育 (iku) means to raise or nurture, as in 教育 kyōiku, education. 児 (ji) means child, as in 児童 jidō, children. Raising a child is childcare. Hook: iku-ji, I could (iku) use a jiffy break from childcare.