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養

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 749 / 2,608

Foster

On’yomi
よう
Kun’yomi
やしな
Radical
食 Eat (Kangxi 184)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 撮 (Photograph), less common than 秋 (Autumn).

A sheep (羊) is given food to eat (食) — raising and feeding the sheep carefully is how you foster its growth.

In words

養う やしなう to rear;to maintain;to cultivateN1
養分 ようぶん nourishment,nutrientN2
養護 ようご protection;nursing;protective careN1

養 is rank 749 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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