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[やしな()·]
yashinau
godan verb, transitive verb

English Meaning(s) for 養う

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

Definition and Synonyms for 養う

Nurse try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
Synonyms: 養う
Keep supply with necessities and support
Synonyms: つかえる, 扶持, 扶養, 支う, 支える, 維持, 養う
Nourish provide with nourishment
Synonyms: 育つ, 育てる, 養う
Cultivate foster the growth of
Synonyms: 培う, 培養, 栽培, 耕す, 耕作, 育つ, 育てる, 養う, 養殖
Erect cause to rise up
Synonyms: 手がける, 立つ, 立てる, 育つ, 育む, 育てる, 育て上げる, 育成, 育種, 養う
Educate teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Synonyms: トレーニング, 培う, 形作る, 涵養, 錬成, 養う
Parent bring up
Synonyms: 扶育, 扶養, 育つ, 育む, 育てる, 育て上げる, 育成, 養う, 養育, 養い育てる
Nutrition a source of materials to nourish the body
Synonyms: 栄養, 栄養分, 栄養物, 栄養素, 滋養, 滋養分, 養い, 養う, 養分

Meanings for each kanji in 養う

» foster; bring up; rear; develop; nurture

Categories 養う is a member of

Food any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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Care For provide treatment for
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Down improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
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Supply give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
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Lift raise from a lower to a higher position
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Hold have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 養う

Conjugations for 養う

masu stem
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yashinai
Negative stem
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yashinawa
te-form
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yashinatte
Negative te-form
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yashinawanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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yashinawanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinau
Present Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawanai
Past Indicative Form
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yashinatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawanakatta
Presumptive Form
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yashinaou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinaimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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yashinaimasen
Past Indicative Form
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yashinaimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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yashinaimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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yashinaimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinaitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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yashinaitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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yashinaitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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yashinaitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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yashinaita
te-form
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yashinaitakute
Negative te-form
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yashinaitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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yashinaitaku
Provisional Form
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yashinaitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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yashinaitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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yashinaitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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yashinaitakunakattara
Objective Form
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yashinaitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinaeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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yashinawanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinaeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()···]
yashinaenai
Past Indicative Form
[やしな()··]
yashinaeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()·····]
yashinaenakatta
masu-stem
[やしな()·]
yashinae
te-form
[やしな()··]
yashinaete
Negative te-form
[やしな()····]
yashinaenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[やしな()···]
yashinaemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()····]
yashinaemasen
Past Indicative Form
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yashinaemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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yashinaemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawarenai
Past Indicative Form
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yashinawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawarenakatta
masu stem
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yashinaware
te-form
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yashinawarete
Negative te-form
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yashinawarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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yashinawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[やしな()···]
yashinawaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()····]
yashinawasenai
Past Indicative Form
[やしな()···]
yashinawaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()······]
yashinawasenakatta
masu stem
[やしな()··]
yashinawase
te-form
[やしな()···]
yashinawasete
Negative te-form
[やしな()·····]
yashinawasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinawasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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yashinawasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinawasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()·····]
yashinawasarenai
Past Indicative Form
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yashinawasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()·······]
yashinawasarenakatta
masu stem
[やしな()···]
yashinawasare
te-form
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yashinawasarete
Negative te-form
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yashinawasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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yashinawasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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yashinawasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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yashinawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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yashinawan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()··]
yashinawazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()··]
yashinawanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[やしな()···]
yashinawazaru

Sample Sentences for 養う

The pay is not adequate for a family of six.
In addition to hiring me, he gave me a piece of advice.
Though young, he had to support his large family.
I have two children to support.
Young as he is, he has a large family to support.

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