Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N1
888 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
Kunyomi: やしな.う
Onyomi: ヨウ, リョウ
Composition: 羊 食
Radical: 食
Reading: しょく
Meaning: eat, food
Strokes: 9
栄養（えいよう） nutrition, nourishment
教養（きょうよう） sophistication, education
養子（ようし） adopted child
養育する（よういくする） bring up, raise
休養する（きゅうようする） rest [v.i.]
培養する（ばいようする） cultivate
養う（やしなう） rear, cultivate
養子 （ヨウシ） adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
養育 （ヨウイク） bringing up, rearing, upbringing
供養 （クヨウ） memorial service for the dead, holding a service
培養 （バイヨウ） culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants), growing, raising, cultivation (e.g. of a skill), nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.), growth
養う （やしなう） to support, to maintain, to provide for, to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed, to adopt (a child), to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster, to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)