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養分 (ようぶん, youbun) Japanese meaning: nutrient | Kotomora
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Plants absorb nutrients from the soil.
This food is rich in nutrients.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 養よう 分ぶん がある for nutrients to be present/contained in something
This soil contains abundant nutrients.
養よう 分ぶん を 吸きゅう 収しゅう する to absorb nutrients
Plants absorb nutrients through their roots.
養よう 分ぶん を 与あた える to supply/provide nutrients
Fertilizer supplies nutrients to plants.
養よう 分ぶん が 不ふ 足そく する for nutrients to be lacking/insufficient
This soil is lacking in nutrients.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment Related words 栄養 is the broader concept of nutrition or the process of nourishing the body, while 養分 refers specifically to the nourishing substances themselves.
栄養素 is the more scientific term for an individual nutrient category (e.g. protein, vitamins), while 養分 is the everyday word for the nourishing content in soil, food, or organisms.
養分 refers to the actual nutrients (often used for plants or soil as well as bodies), whereas 滋養 refers more broadly to the nourishing quality of food for people.
Etymology Compound of 養 (nourish) and 分 (component, part). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination transparently conveys 'nourishing component'.
