foster, bring up, rear, develop
Also: nurture
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヨウ
- リョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- やしな.う
About this kanji
The kanji 「養」 primarily means to foster or nurture. It is often used as a verb, seen in the kun'yomi reading やしな.う, which means to rear or bring up. You’ll find this kanji in several common compounds. For example, 栄養 (えいよう) means nutrition, while 教養 (きょうよう) refers to a cultural understanding or appreciation. Another compound, 養成 (ようせい), means training, and 療養 (りょうよう) refers to recuperation or recovery, often related to health. A helpful note is that in everyday contexts, this kanji emphasizes the nurturing or development of skills, knowledge, or well-being.
Example sentences
子どもを養うのは大変だ。
Raising children is difficult.
Meanings across languages
- English
- foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
- Tiếng Việt
- nuôi dưỡng, nuôi lớn, phát triển, bồi dưỡng
- 日本語
- 養う, 育てる, 育成する, 開発する
- 한국어
- 기르다, 양육하다, 재배하다, 발전하다
- 中文
- 养, 抚养, 培育, 发展
- id
- memelihara
- th
- การเลี้ยงดู
- es
- fomentar
- fr
- élever
- de
- pflegen
- pt
- educar
Common compounds
- 栄養えいようnutrition, nourishment
- 教養きょうよう(understanding or appreciation of) culture, (one's) education, cultivation
- 養成ようせいtraining, education, development
- 療養りょうようrecuperation, medical treatment
- 休養きゅうようrest, relaxation, recreation
- 供養くようmemorial service for the dead, holding a service
- 培養ばいようculture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants)
- 扶養ふようsupport (e.g. of one's dependents), maintenance
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