I Love Kanji養う (yashinau)
養う (やしなう, yashinau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to support; to maintain”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- やしなう
- Romaji
- yashinau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to support; to maintain; to provide for · godan verb, transitive
- to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed · godan verb, transitive
- to adopt (a child) · godan verb, transitive
- to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster · godan verb, transitive
- to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 養う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 養う | やしなう yashinau |
| Polite (~masu) | 養います | やしないます yashinaimasu |
| Negative | 養わない | やしなわない yashinawanai |
| Polite negative | 養いません | やしないません yashinaimasen |
| Past | 養った | やしなった yashinatta |
| Polite past | 養いました | やしないました yashinaimashita |
| Negative past | 養わなかった | やしなわなかった yashinawanakatta |
| Te-form | 養って | やしなって yashinatte |
| Potential | 養える | やしなえる yashinaeru |
| Passive | 養われる | やしなわれる yashinawareru |
| Causative | 養わせる | やしなわせる yashinawaseru |
| Volitional | 養おう | やしなおう yashinaou |
| Imperative | 養え | やしなえ yashinae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 養えば | やしなえば yashinaeba |
Kanji in 養う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 養う.
栄養えいようnutrition休養きゅうようrest教養きょうよう(understanding or appreciation of) culture養分ようぶんnutrient扶養ふようsupport (e.g. of one's dependents)保養ほようhealth preservation養護ようごnursing
Source: JMdict entry 1547090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.