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養老
ようろう
noun
Meanings
1
making provision for the elderly
2
making provision for one's old age
3
spending one's old age in comfort
4
Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
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Kanji in this word
養
Foster, Bring Up, Rear
15 strokes
老
Old Man, Old Age, Grow Old
6 strokes
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養
栄養
えいよう ·
nutrition
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養成
ようせい ·
training
教養
きょうよう ·
culture
N2
療養
りょうよう ·
recuperation
養殖
ようしょく ·
aquaculture
養子
Full entry on Jisho
ようし ·
adopted child (usu. male)
休養
きゅうよう ·
rest
N2
扶養
ふよう ·
support
N1
More words with
老
老人
ろうじん ·
the aged
N3
老後
ろうご ·
old age
老人ホーム
ろうじんホーム ·
retirement home
老化
ろうか ·
ageing
長老
ちょうろう ·
elder
老衰
ろうすい ·
senility
N1
老朽
ろうきゅう ·
infirmity (due to old age)
敬老
けいろう ·
respect for the aged