発育

はついく · hatsuiku · JLPT N1 · noun

growth

🌱 発 = launch + 育 = raise: launched and raised, i.e. physical growth

發 (hatsu) means emit or start, and 育 (iku) means nurture or raise. Together they describe a body that starts up and is then raised, so growth and development.

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