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培
cultivate · foster · train
N1On: ばいKun: つちかう
Memory Aid
The kanji looks like `土` (earth) with a small plant or seedling (`咅`) being carefully nurtured and 'cultivated' within it. Imagine a gardener tending to a delicate plant.
Vocabulary
培うつちかうto cultivate, to foster, to train
栽培さいばいcultivation, growing
培養ばいようcultivation, culture (e.g., bacteria)
培地ばいちculture medium (biology)
Example Sentences
才能を培うのは時間と努力が必要です。
Cultivating talent requires time and effort.
彼は若い頃から語学力を培ってきました。
He has been cultivating his language skills since he was young.
この研究室では新しい菌の培養を行っています。
This laboratory is cultivating new bacteria.
地域活性化のため、農業の栽培技術を共有しました。
To revitalize the region, agricultural cultivation techniques were shared.