- 1. [v5u, vt] to support; to maintain; to provide for
- 2. [v5u, vt] to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed
- 3. [v5u, vt] to adopt (a child)
- 4. [v5u, vt] to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster
- 5. [v5u, vt] to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | やしなう | (yashinau) |
| Polite | やしないます | (yashinaimasu) |
| Past, plain | やしなった | (yashinatta) |
| Past, polite | やしないました | (yashinaimashita) |
| Negative, plain | やしなわない | (yashinawanai) |
| Negative, polite | やしないません | (yashinaimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | やしなわなかった | (yashinawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | やしないませんでした | (yashinaimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | やしなって | (yashinatte) |
| Potential | やしなえる | (yashinaeru) |
| Volitional | やしなおう | (yashinaou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | やしなえば | (yashinaeba) |
| Passive | やしなわれる | (yashinawareru) |
| Causative | やしなわせる | (yashinawaseru) |
| Imperative | やしなえ | (yashinae) |
Kanji in this word
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養
foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurtureOn: ヨウ (you)、 リョウ (ryou)Kun: やしな.う (yashina.u)
Example Sentences
我々は精神を養わなければならない。
We need to nourish our spirit.