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
涵養 かんよう
 
 
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 にっ ニチ (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