養
養·foster, bring up, nourish, support
- On-yomi
- ヨウ
- Kun-yomi
- やしな(う)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栄養 | えいよう | nutrition |
| 養う | やしなう | to support (a family), to cultivate (an ability) |
| 教養 | きょうよう | culture, education, refinement |
| 養成 | ようせい | training, developing (people) |
Example sentences
この野菜は栄養が豊富だ。
このやさいはえいようがほうふだ。
This vegetable is rich in nutrients.
彼は一人で家族を養っている。
かれはひとりでかぞくをやしなっている。
He supports his family on his own.
看護師の養成に力を入れている。
かんごしのようせいにちからをいれている。
They are putting effort into training nurses.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Using 養う for raising a child in the everyday sense — that is 育てる; 養う is to provide for, or to cultivate a habit or ability
- Reading 教養 as きょういく — that is 教育
Memory aid
Picture it
羊 (sheep) above 食 (food): feeding the flock — rearing, nourishing, providing for.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 培養ばいようculture, cultivation (cells)
- 養うやしなうto support (a family); to bring up; to cultivate; to develop (a faculty)
- 養護ようごprotective care; nursing; (institutional) care of children or the sick
- 保養ほようhealth preservation; recuperation; rest and recreation
- 養成ようせいtraining; development (of qualified people)
- 扶養ふようsupport (of a dependent); maintenance; providing for a family
- 栄養えいようnutrition
- 教養きょうようculture, education, refinement
- 休養するきゅうようするto rest, to recuperate
- 療養するりょうようするto recuperate (medically)
- 養分ようぶんnutrient, nourishment
- 休養きゅうようrest, recuperation, taking time off to recover
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