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)

Stroke order & writing

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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.
はをた。
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.

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Words that use 養

More 食 (food) kanji

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.

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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