Vocab Info

N1 Noun

育(いく)メンman who enjoys child rearing

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

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    All Forms

    育メン 【いくメン】、イクメン

    Details

      • い

      • く

      • メ

      • ン

    • Frequency

      Anime Top 90,900

    Examples

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    • 育(いく)メンの夫(おっと)を持(も)つ女性(じょせい)が羨(うらや)ましいです。

      I envy women whose husbands are actively involved in raising their children.

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    • 育(いく)メンは「育児(いくじ)」と「メンズ」の二(ふた)つを合(あ)わせた造語(ぞうご)だ。

      'Ikumen' is a term that combines the two words '育児' and 'メンズ'.

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    • 妻(つま)と同(おな)じように育児(いくじ)をしていたら会社(かいしゃ)で「育(いく)メン」と呼(よ)ばれました。

      I was called a 'hands-on dad' at work because I was involved in childcare just like my wife.

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    • お襁褓(むつ)の交換(こうかん)から離乳食(りにゅうしょく)作(づく)りまで難(なん)なくこなす私(わたし)の旦那(だんな)は育(いく)メンです。

      My husband, who effortlessly handles everything from changing diapers to making baby food, is a hands-on dad.

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    • 子供(こども)のために一緒(いっしょ)に泥(どろ)まみれになって遊(あそ)ぶなんて、あの彼(かれ)は育(いく)メンだ。

      A guy who gets covered in mud playing with his kids; that’s a hands-on dad.

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