養う

• 読み: やしなう
• ローマ字: yashinau
• 漢字の分解: 養 (yashina/yō) — to nurture, support, cultivate
• 発音: /ja.ɕi.na.ɯ/

意味

To support; to maintain; to provide for. Used for financially supporting dependants or cultivating abilities.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb. Has two main uses: (1) to financially support a family or dependants, and (2) to cultivate or develop skills, knowledge, or strength over time. Both meanings share the core sense of nurturing and sustaining growth.

例文

1. 三人の子供を養うのは大変だ。
2. 読書で想像力を養うことができる。
3. 体力を養うために毎朝ジョギングをしている。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, self-improvement, education

トーン: responsible

起源と歴史

The kanji 養 combines 羊 (sheep) and 食 (food), evoking the image of feeding and raising livestock — extended to nurturing and supporting people.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal