保養

See also: 保养

Chinese

to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee
to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
 
give birth; keep (pets); to support
give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)
 
trad. (保養)
simp. (保养)

Pronunciation


Verb

保養

  1. to maintain one's health; to keep fit
  2. to keep (a vehicle, machinery, etc.) in good repair; to maintain

Synonyms

  • (to maintain one's health):
  • (to keep in good repair):

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
よう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(よう) • (hoyō

  1. comfort, nurture, recuperation, rest
    ()保養(ほよう)になる。
    Me no hoyō ni naru.
    This is a pleasure for the eyes.
  2. recreation

Verb

()(よう)する • (hoyō surusuru (stem ()(よう) (hoyō shi), past ()(よう)した (hoyō shita))

  1. recuperate
  2. to rest, to relax

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 保養”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

保養 • (boyang) (hangeul 보양)

  1. hanja form? of 보양