Japanese symbol for “nutrients”

栄養物

えいようぶつ

Romaji: eiyoubutsu

nutritious food; nourishing food; nutrition; nutrients

In Japanese, nutrients is 栄養物, read えいようぶつ (eiyoubutsu).

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Meanings

n nutritious food; nourishing food; nutrition; nutrients

Kanji and stroke order

栄

flourish, prosperity, honor

on: エイ、ヨウ
kun: さか.える、は.え、-ば.え、は.える

9 strokes · JLPT 2

養

foster, bring up, rear

on: ヨウ、リョウ
kun: やしな.う

15 strokes · JLPT 1

物

thing, object, matter

on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
栄養	えいよう eiyou	nutrition; nourishment
繁栄	はんえい han'ei	prosperity; thriving; flourishing
栄光	えいこう eikou	glory
見栄	みえ mie	show; display; pretensions
光栄	こうえい kouei	honour; honor; glory
栄え	はえ hae	glory; splendour; honour
教養	きょうよう kyouyou	(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation
養成	ようせい yousei	training; education; development
動物	どうぶつ doubutsu	animal

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.