Dictionary/保育ほいくHoikuJLPT N1保育 (Hoiku) is a Japanese noun meaning “nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care”.Meaningsnoun, suru verb, transitive verbnurturing; rearing; childcare; day careKanji in 保育保protect育bring upRelated words育てるto raise育つto be raised (e.g. child)確保securing保つto keep教育education保護protection紐育New York保険insurance保護者guardian保証guarantee子育てchild rearing保険金insurance payout