養

rear, foster

JLPT N1 Grade 4 15 strokes

Kun'yomi: やしな.う
On'yomi: ヨウ・リョウ
Radical: 食 · food (eat, food)

養 means "rear, foster". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 15 strokes. It is read やしな.う in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ヨウ・リョウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

養 in example sentences

医者いしゃの不養生ふようじょう。

Isha no fuyoujou.

Doctors make the worst patients.
私わたしたちは養子ようしをもらった。

Watashitachi wa youshi o moratta.

We adopted a child.
トムには休養きゅうようが必要ひつようだった。

Tomu ni wa kyuuyou ga hitsuyou datta.

Tom needed rest.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 養

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Common questions

What does the kanji 養 mean?: 養 means "rear, foster". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 養 have?: 養 is written in 15 strokes.
How is 養 read?: It is read やしな.う in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ヨウ・リョウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 養?: 養 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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