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養う (やしなう): to rear, to maintain, to cultivate — Japanese vocabulary

養う is read やしなう and means "to rear, to maintain, to cultivate". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

養う

Reading
やしなう · yashinau
Translation
to rear, to maintain, to cultivate
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
やしなうがやしなうが

Example

彼は養うべき大家族を持っている。

かれはやしなうべきだいかぞくをもっている。

He has a large family to support.

Kanji in this word

  • 養 — Foster, Bring Up, Rear

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