To Bring Up
To Raise, To Cultivate
transitive verb, ichidan verb
This is similar to 育つ, except now you're doing the raising of someone. This word means to bring up or to raise. You can remember this because of the てる. Your version of bringing a child up involves tearing (てる) all their clothes to make them look poor so they can get the cheaper lunch at school. You're rich because of all the tax breaks you get from all the children you're raising, but you could always use more money to fuel your StarCraft addiction (we've all been there).
The reading comes from 育つ. So long as you know that one, you know how to read this one as well.
力を育てる
to cultivate one's strength, to cultivate one's ability
心を育てる
to nurture one's heart
人を育てる
to raise someone, to train someone
自分で育てる
to raise by oneself
ベランダで育てる
to grow on the veranda
みんなで育てる
to raise together with everyone
大事に育てる
to raise with great care
大切に育てる
to raise lovingly with care
いっしょに育てる
to raise together
次はオフィスでワサビを育てるつもりです。
Next, I plan to grow wasabi in the office.
この子犬を私の代わりに育ててくれませんか。
Could you raise this puppy instead?
小学校の時、クラスで何を育ててた？うちのクラスはおたまじゃくしとハムスターとなすを育ててたよ。
What did you raise as a class when you were in elementary school? Our class raised tadpoles, hamsters, and eggplants.