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nourishment; nutrition
The quality of food or drink that sustains health and promotes growth. Often used to describe foods that are particularly nutritious or health-giving.
滋養のある食事をとる。
To eat a nourishing meal.
病気の後は滋養をつけなさい。
Build up your strength after being sick.
うなぎは滋養強壮の食べ物として知られている。
Eel is known as a food that nourishes and invigorates the body.
滋養 has a traditional, somewhat elevated tone compared to the more modern 栄養.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 滋養をつける — to build up strength through food
- 滋養のある — nourishing, nutritious
- 滋養強壮 — nourishment and invigoration
- 滋養豊富 — rich in nutrition
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 栄養 — nutrition (modern, scientific; the standard word)
- 滋養 — nourishment (traditional; suggests health-restoring qualities)
滋養強壮 is a four-character compound commonly seen on traditional health foods and supplements.