How to say 'Nutrition' in Japanese | 栄養

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The Japanese word for Nutrition is 'Eiyou', written as 栄養 in Japanese.'Nutrition' in hiragana is えいよう.

word

栄養

Meaning

Nutrition

Reading

えいよう

eiyou

Kanji

栄Prosper, Flourish 養Foster

Explanation

The Japanese noun '栄養 (えいよう)' means 'nutrition'. It refers to the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth. This word is commonly used in contexts related to health, diet, and biology. For example: good nutrition is important for health「良い栄養は健康に重要です」(よいえいようはけんこうにじゅうようです). This food is rich in nutrition「この食べ物は栄養が豊富です」(このたべものはえいようがほうふです). The word can also be used in compound words like '栄養素 (えいようそ)' which means 'nutrient'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2545

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 栄養

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

栄

Meaning

Prosper, Flourish

kanji

養

Meaning

Foster

Words Related to 栄養 Through the Kanji 栄

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 栄 as well.

word

栄える

Meaning

Prosper

word

繁栄

Meaning

Prosperity

Words Related to 栄養 Through the Kanji 養

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 養 as well.

word

休養

Meaning

Rest

word

養子

Meaning

Adopted child

word

教養

Meaning

Culture, Education

word

養う

Meaning

Support, Nurture

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