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Kanji: 養
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KANJI

養

15 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

やしなう

ON 音	ヨウ
	リョウ

STROKE ORDER

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	食 Radical name: しょくへん
Meaning:	Foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	栄養(えいよう)	nutrition, nourishment
N2	休養(きゅうよう)	rest, break, recreation
N2	教養(きょうよう)	culture, education, refinement, cultivation
N2	養分(ようぶん)	nourishment, nutrient
N1	扶養(ふよう)	support, maintenance
N1	保養(ほよう)	health preservation, recuperation, recreation
N1	養(やしな)う	to rear, to maintain, to cultivate
N1	養護(ようご)	protection, nursing, protective care
N1	養成(ようせい)	training, development

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