How do you say "to provide for" in Japanese?

“To provide for” in Japanese

Short answer

養う yashinau やしなう

To provide for in Japanese is “養う” (yashinau). Full meaning: to support, to maintain, to provide for; to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed; to adopt (a child).

Other ways to say “To provide for” in Japanese

食わす kuwasu to feed (e.g. an animal on oats), to let eat, to serve (e.g. in a restaurant), to force to eat; to support (e.g. a family), to provide for, to keep; to inflict (damage), to deal (e.g. a blow), to administer 養なう yashinau to support, to maintain, to provide for; to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed; to adopt (a child) 養える yashinaeru to support, to maintain, to provide for; to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed; to adopt (a child) やしなう yashinau to support, to maintain, to provide for; to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed; to adopt (a child) やしなえる yashinaeru to support, to maintain, to provide for; to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed; to adopt (a child) 養ふ yashinau to support, to maintain, to provide for; to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed; to adopt (a child) 喰はす kuwasu to feed (e.g. an animal on oats), to let eat, to serve (e.g. in a restaurant), to force to eat; to support (e.g. a family), to provide for, to keep; to inflict (damage), to deal (e.g. a blow), to administer くはす kuwasu to feed (e.g. an animal on oats), to let eat, to serve (e.g. in a restaurant), to force to eat; to support (e.g. a family), to provide for, to keep; to inflict (damage), to deal (e.g. a blow), to administer 喰わす kuwasu to feed (e.g. an animal on oats), to let eat, to serve (e.g. in a restaurant), to force to eat; to support (e.g. a family), to provide for, to keep; to inflict (damage), to deal (e.g. a blow), to administer くわす kuwasu to feed (e.g. an animal on oats), to let eat, to serve (e.g. in a restaurant), to force to eat; to support (e.g. a family), to provide for, to keep; to inflict (damage), to deal (e.g. a blow), to administer 食はす kuwasu to feed (e.g. an animal on oats), to let eat, to serve (e.g. in a restaurant), to force to eat; to support (e.g. a family), to provide for, to keep; to inflict (damage), to deal (e.g. a blow), to administer

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