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Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 4 - 養

Kanji character Grade 4 養. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 4 - 養
About
foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
Kun: やしな.う
On: ヨウ、 リョウ
15 strokes
Radical: eat, food 食 (飠)
Parts: 并 王 羊 食
 
Onyomi
養子 【ヨウシ】 adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
養育 【ヨウイク】 bringing up, rearing, upbringing
保養 【ホヨウ】 health preservation, recuperation, recreation
供養 【クヨウ】 memorial service for the dead, holding a service
 
Kunyomi
養う 【やしなう】 to support, to maintain, to provide for, to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed, to adopt (a child), to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster, to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)