Mnemonic
A tiny goat appears at your door, starving. You let it eat right from your plate — every meal, every day. Over weeks, the goat grows strong and trusting. You don't just feed it; you foster it, nurturing it like your own child at the dinner table.
Additional thoughts
Picture a goat sitting at your dinner table, eating from your plate each night. Fostering = nourishing through shared meals. In the kanji, goat sits on top, eat on the bottom — the goat is being sustained by eating.Quick recall
Let a goat eat from your plate every night and you foster it like family.Details
The keyword for 養 is foster. This kanji conveys the idea of nurturing, raising, or providing care and sustenance to help someone or something grow. It encompasses meanings such as rearing children, cultivating abilities, or supporting someone's development through nourishment and education. The concept extends broadly to any act of fostering growth, whether physical nourishment or the cultivation of skills and character.
- On'yomi
- よう、りょう
- Kun'yomi
- やしな.う