Word details

培養

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 培養.

Dictionary

Entry

培養いようNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #26214
1

Biology

culture; cultivation

2

cultivation (of plants); growing; raising

3

cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.); growth

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cultivate, foster

11 strokesFrequency 1,431JLPT N1Grade 8

On

バイ

Kun

つちか.う

foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture

15 strokesFrequency 888JLPT N1Grade 4

On

ヨウリョウ

Kun

やしな.う

Nanori

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