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養子
Readings
ようし
youshi
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
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Kanjis
養 ON: ヨウ, リョウ KUN: やしな.う
foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture

Stroke: 15 Grade: 4 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-12 FC: 8073.3


子 ON: シ, ス, ツ KUN: こ, -こ, ね
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Stroke: 3 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-3-1 FC: 1740.0


Phrases
妻は養子をとりたかった。
Parts: 妻 (つま) 養子 (ようし) 取る (とり) たい
My wife wanted to adopt a child.