育成
Meaning in Englishrearing, training, cultivation
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What it means
What does 育成 mean? It denotes the deliberate cultivation and development of people, skills, resources, or living things through guidance, practice, and support; it encompasses training, mentoring, and ongoing nurturing to reach a desired state.
Main meanings
- Talent and human resource development in business, education, and public sectors, often as part of structured programs (人材育成).
- Agricultural or animal husbandry cultivation and growth, especially in early or formative stages.
- Character or asset development in games and simulations, where abilities are increased over time through care and activity.
How to use it
Used in formal settings such as corporate training, education programs, and government policy, as well as in agriculture and animal husbandry; in casual speech it appears in phrases with suru-verb usage like 人材を育成する or 動物を育成する, and in gaming contexts as 育成シミュレーション.
Variants and close terms
- 養成 (yōsei) — training, cultivation
- 教育 (kyōiku) — education
- 発育 (hatsuiku) — development, growth
- 育てる (sodateru) — to raise, nurture
Composition
- 育: to raise, nurture; growth and development
- 成: to become, to achieve; completion, maturity
- Combine: the act of guiding growth toward a desired mature state through structured, ongoing input
Etymology
育 means to raise and nurture; 成 means to become or to achieve; together they express the idea of fostering growth toward a mature state.
Origin
Modern usage emerged with industrialization and corporate HR practices in the 20th century, with phrases like 人材育成 becoming common in business and education.
Word class
Noun, suru-verb (育成する)