Meanings

1. godan verb, transitive verbto support; to maintain; to provide for
2. godan verb, transitive verbto bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed
3. godan verb, transitive verbto adopt (a child)
4. godan verb, transitive verbto cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster
5. godan verb, transitive verbto recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

Examples

• 彼を養うのは君の責任だ。

  It is up to you to support him.

• 私が家族を養っています。

  I sustain my family.

• 文学を読めば心が養われる。

  Reading of literature nourishes the mind.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 養う

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