養う、養なう
やしなう
yashinau
JMdict entry #1547090
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to support; to maintain; to provide for
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to adopt (a child)
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
Kanji in this word
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.