| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 休養 | きゅうよう | rest, break, recreation |
| 教養 | きょうよう | culture, education, refinement, cultivation |
| 養分 | ようぶん | nourishment, nutrient |
| 供養 | くよう | memorial service for the dead, holding a service |
| 供養塚 | くようづか | unknown person's grave |
| 保養 | ほよう | health preservation, recuperation, recreation |
| 培養 | ばいよう | cultivation, nurture, culture |
| 培養液 | ばいようえき | culture fluid |
| 婿養子 | むこようし | son-in-law taken (adopted) into family |
| 扶養 | ふよう | support, maintenance |
| 扶養料 | ふようりょう | alimony |
| 扶養義務 | ふようぎむ | duty to support (a person) |
| 栄養 | えいよう | nutrition, nourishment |
| 栄養士 | えいようし | nutritionist |
| 栄養失調 | えいようしっちょう | malnutrition |
| 栄養素 | えいようそ | nutrient |
| 滋養 | じよう | nourishment |
| 滋養分 | じようぶん | nutrient |
| 滋養物 | じようぶつ | nourishing or nutritious food |
| 療養 | りょうよう | recuperation, medical treatment |
| 純粋培養 | じゅんすいばいよう | clean (pure) culture |
| 静養 | せいよう | (convalescent) rest |
| 養嗣子 | ようしし | adoptive heir |
| 養子 | ようし | adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law |
| 養子縁組 | ようしえんぐみ | adoption (of an heir) |
| 養成 | ようせい | training, development |
| 養殖 | ようしょく | raising, culture, cultivation |
| 養蚕 | ようさん | sericulture, silkworm culture |
| 養護教諭 | ようごきょうゆ | teacher for the handicapped |
| 養豚 | ようとん | pig-keeping, pig farming |
| 養鯉 | ようり | carp breeding |
| 養鶏 | ようけい | poultry raising |