Japanese Kanji

you

foster · bring up · rear

Grade 4 · JLPT N1 · 15 strokes

Readings

  • ONヨウyou
  • ONリョウryou
  • KUNやしな.うyashina

Meaning

Foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture.

Stroke order for 養

養 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 15 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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