養う

やしなう

yashinau

やしな

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やしな

yashinau

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
Godan verb w/ う ending
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Godan verb w/ う ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to support; to maintain; to provide for

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)には(やしな)うべき家族(かぞく)がいる。
    He has a family to provide for.
  2. to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed

  3. to adopt (a child)

  4. to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster

  5. to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

What does 養う mean in English?

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

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養う (yashinau)