よう
Meanings
Noun
1. adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
Kanji used
support growth
child
Pitch accent
うし
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
adoption (of a person)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to put up for adoption
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
adoption (of a person)
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
adopting a married couple; married couple adopted into the family
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
Examples (5 in total)
My wife wanted to adopt a child.
We adopted a child.
He adopted the orphan.