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養

foster
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingヨウ、リョウ
Kun readingやしな.う
JōyōGrade 4
  1. to support
  2. to maintain
  3. to provide for
  4. to bring up
  5. to raise

Popular Usage

栄養休養教養

Radicals and components

Radical食eatComponents

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
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
養うやしなう
to support; to maintain; to provide for; to bring up; to raise
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

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

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