保養

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See also: 保养

Chinese

to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee
to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
 
give birth; keep (pets); to support
give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)
 
trad. (保養) 保 養
simp. (保养) 保 养

Pronunciation

Verb

保養

  1. to maintain one's health; to keep fit
  2. to keep (a vehicle, machinery, etc.) in good repair; to maintain

Synonyms

  • (to maintain one's health):
  • (to keep in good repair):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保 養
ほ
Grade: 5 		よう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

保(ほ)養(よう) • (hoyō) 

  1. comfort, nurture, recuperation, rest
    目(め)の保養(ほよう)になる。
    Me no hoyō ni naru.
    This is a pleasure for the eyes.
  2. recreation

Verb

保(ほ)養(よう)する • (hoyō suru) suru (stem 保(ほ)養(よう)し (hoyō shi), past 保(ほ)養(よう)した (hoyō shita))

  1. recuperate
  2. to rest, to relax

Conjugation

Conjugation of "保養する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 保養し ほようし hoyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 保養し ほようし hoyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 保養する ほようする hoyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 保養する ほようする hoyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 保養すれ ほようすれ hoyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 保養せよ¹
保養しろ² 		ほようせよ¹
ほようしろ² 		hoyō seyo¹
hoyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 保養される ほようされる hoyō sareru
Causative 保養させる
保養さす 		ほようさせる
ほようさす 		hoyō saseru
hoyō sasu
Potential 保養できる ほようできる hoyō dekiru
Volitional 保養しよう ほようしよう hoyō shiyō
Negative 保養しない ほようしない hoyō shinai
Negative continuative 保養せず ほようせず hoyō sezu
Formal 保養します ほようします hoyō shimasu
Perfective 保養した ほようした hoyō shita
Conjunctive 保養して ほようして hoyō shite
Hypothetical conditional 保養すれば ほようすれば hoyō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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