nursery in Japanese
nursery in Japanese is 保育園, 苗圃 — nursery means a place where babies are breastfed or where young children are cared for and brought up.
nursery in Japanese
保育園
Pronounced: hoikuen
(UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.
苗圃
Pronounced: byōho
(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.
What does "nursery" mean?
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noun A place where babies are breastfed or where young children are cared for and brought up.
"She dropped her baby at the nursery before heading to work."
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noun Particularly in parts of Europe: a room kept just for looking after children in the home.
"We painted the nursery yellow before the baby was born."
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noun A daytime center that looks after young children who haven't started school yet, while their parents are at work.
"He takes his daughter to nursery three mornings a week."
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noun The earliest year of pre-school education.
"My daughter starts nursery in September, so we are visiting the local one."
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nursery in a sentence
- She dropped her baby at the nursery before heading to work.
- The hospital has a nursery where newborn babies are looked after.
- We painted the nursery yellow before the baby was born.
- A cot and a rocking chair stood in the quiet nursery.
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Frequently asked questions
What is "nursery" in Japanese?
"nursery" in Japanese is 保育園, 苗圃. nursery means: A place where babies are breastfed or where young children are cared for and brought up.
How do you pronounce 保育園?
"nursery" in Japanese is 保育園, pronounced "hoikuen".
How do you use "nursery" in a sentence?
Example: "She dropped her baby at the nursery before heading to work." In Japanese, "nursery" is 保育園, 苗圃.
Are there other ways to say "nursery" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "nursery": 保育園, 苗圃.
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