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養う

やしなう

Readings

やしなう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5u, vtto support; to maintain; to provide for
  2. 2.
    v5u, vtto bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed
  3. 3.
    v5u, vtto adopt (a child)
  4. 4.
    v5u, vtto cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster
  5. 5.
    v5u, vtto recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

Kanji breakdown

N515 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

我々は精神を養わなければならない。

We need to nourish our spirit.

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養うやしなう

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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