温室育ち

Japanese

Kanji in this term
温	室	育
おん Grade: 3	しつ Grade: 2	そだ Grade: 3
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
溫室育ち (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 温室(おんしつ) (onshitsu, “greenhouse”) + 育(そだ)ち (sodachi, “raising, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 育(そだ)つ (sodatsu, “to raise”).”).

Compare Korean 온실 속의 화초 (onsil sogui hwacho, literally “flower in a greenhouse”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おんしつそ​だち [òńshítsúsóꜜdàchì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [õ̞ɰ̃ɕit͡sɨᵝso̞da̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

温(おん)室(しつ)育(そだ)ち • (onshitsu-sodachi) ^{←をんしつそだち (wonsitusodati)?}

1. sheltered upbringing
2. person with a sheltered upbringing