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養

foster
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingヨウ、リョウ
Kun readingやしな.う
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. fosterRtK
    鳩山さんが競馬で妻子を養っていると言っています。Hatoyama says that he supports his family by gambling on horse racing.tatoeba
    彼は母と妹を扶養しなければならない。He has to support his mother and his sister.tatoeba
  2. bring up
  3. rear
  4. develop
  5. nurture
  1. to support
  2. to maintain
  3. to provide for
  4. to bring up
  5. to raise

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sheep (羊) · eat · food · umbrella · good · halo · drop (丶) · silver (金)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1591

Compound words

栄養えいよう
nutrition; nourishment
休養きゅうよう
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
教養きょうよう
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
養うやしなう
to support; to maintain; to provide for; to bring up; to raise
供養くよう
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
滋養じよう
nourishment; nutrition
培養ばいよう
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; raising
扶養ふよう
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
保養ほよう
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
養育よういく
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
養鶏ようけい
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
養蚕ようさん
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
養子ようし
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
養殖ようしょく
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
養成ようせい
training; education; development; cultivation
養豚ようとん
pig-keeping; pig farming
養父ようふ
foster father; adoptive father
療養りょうよう
recuperation; medical treatment
養護ようご
nursing; (protective) care
静養せいよう
(convalescent) rest
養老ようろう
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
栄養士えいようし
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
栄養素えいようそ
nutrient
養老院ようろういん
home for the aged; old people's home

Additional Examples

彼は扶養家族が多い。
He has a large family.tatoeba
彼は扶養家族が３人いる。
He has three dependents to support.tatoeba
彼は不養生がたたって今入院している。
He neglected his health and now he's sick in bed.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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