かん
涵
よう
養

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.), fostering, development (e.g. of a skill).
  2. Geology, etc. term.(groundwater) recharge.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
涵
よう
養
 涵養 かんよう
　
か
　
ん
よう
養
 かん養 かんよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

immerse
カン　ひた.す (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
box (archaic)
はこ　カン　い.れる (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
foster, bring up, rear
ヨウ　やしな.う　や (4th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)