Memory phrase for the Kanji: 養


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Meaning foster, bring up, support, to rear

Pronunciation


yashinau

Explanation

Top: sheep (The horned animal with a backbone and laterally protruding due to thick wool is the: sheep), below: food (cover on good food)

Mnemonic


 
A sheep needs food when being fostered.

Radicals

sheepPicture of the face of a sheep with two horns.
to eatshows a cover and good (It might be helpful to see the lower two strokes as chopsticks.)
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 Vocabulary

養う やしなう  to rear, to maintain, to cultivate
養蚕 ようさん  silkworm culture, silkworm rearing
養護 ようご  protection, nursing, protective care
休養 きゅうよう  rest, break, recreation
保養 ほよう  health preservation, recuperation, recreation
扶養 ふよう  support, maintenance
教養 きょうよう  culture, education, refinement, cultivation
栄養 えいよう  nutrition, nourishment
養分 ようぶん  nourishment, nutrient


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