養う

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Transitive

   to support; to maintain; to provide for

2. Godan verb · Transitive

   to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed

3. Godan verb · Transitive

   to adopt (a child)

4. Godan verb · Transitive

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

5. Godan verb · Transitive

   to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

In Spanish

1. levantar; mantener; cultivar

Kanji in this word

• 養

Example sentences

• 彼かれは養やしなうべき大家族だいかぞくを持もっている。

  He has a large family to support.

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• 我々われわれは精神せいしんを養やしなわなければならない。

  We need to nourish our spirit.

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