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    3. 保育所

    保育所

    保ほ育いく所しょ

    nursery school

    KMT6News #11+1CoreNounEducationFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab25 strokes

    ほいくしょほいくじょ

    Noun

    1.
    nursery school, day care center, day nursery

    Stroke 0 / 25

    Speed1.0x

    彼かの女じょは保ほ育いく所しょで働はたらいている。

    She works at a nursery school.

    KMT5EducationWork & Career
    子こ供どもを保ほ育いく所しょに預あずけている。

    I'm entrusting my child to a day care center.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    保ほ育いく所しょでは、遊あそびを通とおして子こ供どもたちの成せい長ちょうを促うながす。

    At nursery schools, children's development is encouraged through play.

    KMT6EducationFamily & Relationships
    都と市し部ぶでは保ほ育いく所しょの待たい機き児じ童どう問もん題だいが深しん刻こくだ。

    In urban areas, the issue of children waiting for nursery school admission is serious.

    KMT7EducationPolitics & Law
    夫ふう婦ふ共とも働ばたらきのため、保ほ育いく所しょは私わたしたちにとって不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    Because both spouses work, a day care center is indispensable for us.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    保
    たも.つ…(8)
    protect・guarantee・keep・preserve・sustain…(1)
    育
    そだ.つ・そだ.ち・そだ.てる・はぐく.む…(2)
    bring up・grow up・raise・rear
    所
    ところ・-ところ・どころ・とこ…(2)
    place・extent
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