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Kanji Detail for 養 - "nurture, raise, support"

  • Meaning

    養 means "nurture, raise, support."

    1. Nurture - To feed; to raise.

    2. Support - To provide for; to sustain.

    3. Cultivate - To develop; to foster.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    foster; bring up; rear; develop; nurture

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    raise, rear, bring up; support

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To nurture and raise. The Mencius says: "If one gets proper nourishment, nothing will not grow. If one loses proper nourishment, nothing will not wane." | A servant in charge of cooking. As in servants are also called 廝養. | To bear a child is called 養. Found in "Hanshi Waizhuan." The colloquial language today also has this expression. Rarely used in literary language. | 氧 (oxygen). Commonly called 養氣. A colorless, tasteless, odorless gas. Living things need it to survive. Fire needs it to burn. It is an essential component of animals, plants, and minerals. | Subordinates serving superiors. As in 奉養 (provide for), 供養 (support).
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  • I had a sustaining breakfast.

  • A change of air will do you a lot of good.

  • If you have a cold , you should get plenty of rest.

  • He has a large family to support.

  • He has a large family to provide for.

  • It's very important to get enough rest.

  • I have no family to provide for.

  • He has a large family to support.

  • He is working hard to support his family.

  • He provides for his family.

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