養生
See also: 养生
Chinese edit
give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.) |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
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trad. (養生) | 養 | 生 | |
simp. (养生) | 养 | 生 | |
anagram | 生養/生养 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
養生
- to care for life; to conserve one's vital powers; to preserve one's health; to keep in good health
- to raise domestic animals
- (literal, archaic) to care for the living (especially one's parents)
- 養生喪死無憾,王道之始也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yǎng shēng sāng sǐ wú hàn, wángdào zhī shǐ yě. [Pinyin]
- This condition, in which the people nourish their living and bury their dead without any feeling against any, is the first step of royal government.
养生丧死无憾,王道之始也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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養 | 生 |
よう Grade: 4 |
じょう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) よーじょー [yòójóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- (Tokyo) よーじょー [yóꜜòjòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [jo̞ːʑo̞ː]
Noun edit
- keeping in good health
- (construction) protection
- 養生シート
- yōjō shīto
- protective sheet
- 養生シート
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Verb edit
養生する • (yōjō suru) ←やうじやう (yauzyau)?suru (stem 養生し (yōjō shi), past 養生した (yōjō shita))
- to keep in good health
- (construction) to protect from damage
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of "養生する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 養生し | ようじょうし | yōjō shi | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 養生し | ようじょうし | yōjō shi | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 養生する | ようじょうする | yōjō suru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 養生する | ようじょうする | yōjō suru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 養生すれ | ようじょうすれ | yōjō sure | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 養生せよ¹ 養生しろ² |
ようじょうせよ¹ ようじょうしろ² |
yōjō seyo¹ yōjō shiro² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 養生される | ようじょうされる | yōjō sareru | |
Causative | 養生させる 養生さす |
ようじょうさせる ようじょうさす |
yōjō saseru yōjō sasu | |
Potential | 養生できる | ようじょうできる | yōjō dekiru | |
Volitional | 養生しよう | ようじょうしよう | yōjō shiyō | |
Negative | 養生しない | ようじょうしない | yōjō shinai | |
Negative continuative | 養生せず | ようじょうせず | yōjō sezu | |
Formal | 養生します | ようじょうします | yōjō shimasu | |
Perfective | 養生した | ようじょうした | yōjō shita | |
Conjunctive | 養生して | ようじょうして | yōjō shite | |
Hypothetical conditional | 養生すれば | ようじょうすれば | yōjō sureba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
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