涵 養(かんよう)

かんよう

noun, suru verb

cultivation, nurturing, fostering

1. cultivation, nurturing, fostering

The gradual development and nurturing of qualities, abilities, or resources over time. Often used for developing character, skills, or replenishing natural resources like groundwater.

人材(じんざい)を涵養(かんよう)する。

To cultivate human resources.

教養(きょうよう)を涵養(かんよう)する。

To cultivate one's education/refinement.

森林(しんりん)は水(みず)を涵養(かんよう)する。

Forests help recharge groundwater.

国際(こくさい)感覚(かんかく)を涵養(かんよう)することが重要(じゅうよう)だ。

It is important to cultivate international awareness.

涵養(かんよう) implies gradual, patient nurturing over time, like water slowly soaking into the ground. The kanji 涵(かん) means "to soak" or "to immerse."

Usage:

涵養(かんよう)する (to cultivate, nurture)
涵養(かんよう)される (to be cultivated)

Commonly used with:

人材(じんざい) (human resources, talent)
教養(きょうよう) (education, refinement)
道徳心(どうとくしん) (moral sense)
地下水(ちかすい) (groundwater - technical usage)

Note: 水源(すいげん)涵養(かんよう) (water source recharge) is an important environmental term.

Related words:

養成(ようせい)する: to train, develop
育成(いくせい)する: to nurture, cultivate
醸成(じょうせい)する: to foster, brew

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Added 2026.2.2 0:17 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32

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