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養 — nourish; foster

養 means “nourish; foster”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ヨウ (you). Kun'yomi: やしな(う) (yashinau). You'll see it in words such as 養う (yashinau, “to support; to maintain”).

養
Stroke order of 養
Meaning
nourish; foster
On'yomi
ヨウ (you)
Kun'yomi
やしな(う) (yashinau)
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N1 · set Family 1

How to remember 養

Sounds like 羊: both read ヨウ.

Parts: 羊 sheep · 食 eat; food

Words with 養

WordReadingMeaning
養うやしなう yashinau kunto support; to maintain

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Family 1” set

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