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やしなう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to support; to maintain; to provide for
2. to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed
3. to adopt (a child)
4. to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster
5. to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
Alt. forms
養やしなう
97%
やしなう
2%
Pitch accent
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しな
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しなう
Conjugations...Used in: 72
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
to enliven one's spirit; to refresh oneself; to cheer oneself up
Examples (28 in total)
Warm human relations were fostered.
I manage to support my family.
You must cultivate your mind.
Reading of literature nourishes the mind.
You should cultivate the habit of getting up early.
He cannot support his family on his monthly income.
He has a family to support.
Your duty is to support your family.
He is unable to provide for his family.
Is your salary adequate to support your family?
Masculinity has to do with supporting women and children.
Tom has a family to support.
Good habits should be cultivated in childhood.
He works hard to support his large family.
I have two children to support.
He has a sufficient income to support his family.
He works hard to support his aged mother.
His income is too small to support his large family.
We should cultivate our minds by reading good books.
They had a lot of children to provide for.
He has four children to provide for.
He has to work hard to support his family.
His income is too small to support his family.
There is enough here to feed the whole family.
He worked very hard to raise his family in the new place.
Supporting his family was a great burden for him.
Learning poetry is a good discipline for the memory.
It's no easy matter to maintain a family of six.