涵養

かんよう

Also written かん養

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill)
2. (groundwater) recharge

Kanji

• 涵 immerse. Read as カン.
• 養 nourish. Read as ヨウ.

Example sentences

• 政治意識の涵養には時間を要する。
  Developing political awareness takes time.

Words containing 涵養

• 水源涵養林 (すいげんかんようりん) watershed protection forest
• 水源涵養 (すいげんかんよう) headwater conservation

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