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養う、養なう やしなう yashinau

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  1. Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to support; to maintain; to provide for
  2. Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed
  3. Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to adopt (a child)
  4. Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster
  5. Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

Kanji in this word

foster, bring, up

Example sentences

彼は大家族を養わなければならなかった。
kare ha dai kazoku wo yashinawa nakere ba nara nakaxtsu ta 。
He had to feed his large family.
彼は大家族を養うために精を出して働いている。
kare ha dai kazoku wo yashinau tame ni sei wo dashi te hatarai te iru 。
He works hard to support his large family.
彼は大家族を養うために懸命に働いた。
kare ha dai kazoku wo yashinau tame ni kenmei ni hatarai ta 。
He worked hard to support a large family.
彼は新しい場所で家族を養うために熱心に働いた。
kare ha atarashii basho de kazoku wo yashinau tame ni nesshin ni hatarai ta 。
He worked very hard to raise his family in the new place.
彼は若かったが大家族を養わなければならなかった。
kare ha wakakaxtsu ta ga dai kazoku wo yashinawa nakere ba nara nakaxtsu ta 。
Though young, he had to support his large family.
彼は若いが養わなければならない大家族がある。
kare ha wakai ga yashinawa nakere ba nara nai dai kazoku ga aru 。
Young as he is, he has a large family to provide for.

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