培う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 培う
1
to cultivate; to foster
Examples
友情を培うのにスポーツは効果的だ。
Sports are effective to cultivate friendship.
Kanji in this Word
培
11 strokes
Frequency: 1431
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
cultivate
foster
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
バイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つちか.う
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