What does 育児 mean?
育児 is a Japanese noun meaning “childcare, nursing” in English. It is written as 育児 in kanji, いくじ in hiragana, and ikuji in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
ほんの一握りの男性しか育児休暇を取りたがらない。
Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.