Memory phrase for the Kanji: 養
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養 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning
| foster, bring up, support, to rear
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Pronunciation |
YŌ
yashinau |
Explanation |
Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), below: food 食 (cover  on good 良 food) |
Mnemonic
| A sheep needs food when being fostered.
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Radicals
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羊
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sheep | Picture of the face of a sheep with two horns. |
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食
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to eat | shows a cover and good 良 (It might be helpful to see the lower two strokes as chopsticks.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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