涵かん養よう

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Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

cultivation; fostering; development

Used for nurturing intangible qualities such as character, virtue, or skills over time. Often appears in formal or educational contexts.

読どく書しょは豊ゆたかな人にん間げん性せいを涵かん養ようする。
Reading cultivates a rich humanity.

このプログラムはリーダーシップの涵かん養ようを目もく的てきとしている。

This program aims at the development of leadership.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

groundwater recharge

geology

Technical term in geology and hydrology for the replenishment of groundwater.

森しん林りんは地ち下か水すいの涵かん養ように重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。
Forests play an important role in groundwater recharge.

Written forms

涵かん養ようUsage47%
Standard kanji form; 涵 is a non-jōyō kanji but common in this compound.
かん養ようUsage53%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes used when 涵 is considered difficult.

Kanji

涵immerse
養foster, bring up, rear

Similar words

育いく成せい
育成 is more common for nurturing people, plants, or organizations in practical settings, while 涵養 is more abstract and formal, often used for inner qualities.
養よう成せい
養成 focuses on training or developing specific skills or professionals (e.g., 教師養成), whereas 涵養 implies a slower, deeper cultivation of character or ability.

Etymology

涵 means 'immerse' or 'soak', and 養 means 'nourish' or 'foster'. Together they suggest the gradual soaking in and nurturing of qualities, originally from a Chinese concept of cultivating virtue through immersion.