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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

養

Readings

Kana: ヨウ、リョウ、やしな.う
Romaji: you, ryō, yashina.u
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Name Reading

Kana: や
Romaji: ya
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Meanings

foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  123
Frequency:  888
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-3-12
Korean Reading:  yang
Chinese Reading:  yang4
Unicode:  990a
JIS:  4D5C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2365
Nelson Index: 3671
New Nelson Index: 6691
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o13.1
Four Corner Index: 8073.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 594
Gakken Index: 605
Japanese Names Index: 2558
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44144
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0394
Remembering the kanji Index: 1479
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1907
Kodansha Compact Index: 1901
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 624
Kanji in Context Index: 675
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1531
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2089
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1491
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1591
Essential Kanji Index: 773
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2998
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 965
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 731
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 629

Words

養子 (ようし)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
教養 (きょうよう)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
療養 (りょうよう)
recuperation; medical treatment
養父 (ようふ)
foster father; adoptive father
養老 (ようろう)
making provision for the elderly; Yourou era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
養成 (ようせい)
training; development
栄養 (えいよう)
nutrition; nourishment
養護 (ようご)
nursing; (protective) care
休養 (きゅうよう)
rest; break; recreation
養女 (ようじょ)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
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