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養 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「食」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「食」
On
ヨウ
Kun
やしな(う)
Meaning
to nourish; raise; foster; cultivate

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 食 (food) with 羊 for sound; to feed and raise, hence 'to nourish'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヨウ養育・養子・休養
やしなう養う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 栄養えいよう

    nutrition

  • 養分ようぶん

    nutrient

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

やさいには 栄養が たくさん ある。

Vegetables have a lot of nutrition.

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