育ち

そだち

breeding, growth

Also:growing up (in, as)

What does 育ち mean?

育ち is a Japanese noun meaning breeding, growth in English. It can also be translated as growing up (in, as) depending on context. It is written as 育ち in kanji, そだち in hiragana, and sodachi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私は生まれも育ちも東京だ。

I was born and raised in Tokyo.