つちかう

Japanese

Alternative spelling
培う

Etymology

From classical Japanese 土養(つちか) (tsuchikafu).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちか [tsùchíkáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝt͡ɕika̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

つちかう • (tsuchikau) transitive godan (stem つちかい (tsuchikai), past つちかった (tsuchikatta))

  1. to cultivate; to foster

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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