See also: 保养

Chinese edit

 
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 sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (保養)
simp. (保养)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

保養

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

Synonyms edit

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

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
よう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun edit

()(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 edit

()(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 edit

References edit

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.