Japanese symbol for “regimen”

養生法

ようじょうほう

Romaji: youjouhou

regimen

In Japanese, regimen is 養生法, read ようじょうほう (youjouhou).

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Meanings

n regimen

Kanji and stroke order

養

foster, bring up, rear

on: ヨウ、リョウ
kun: やしな.う

15 strokes · JLPT 1

生

life, genuine, birth

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる

5 strokes · JLPT 4

法

method, law, rule

on: ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、フラン
kun: のり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
栄養	えいよう eiyou	nutrition; nourishment
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
療養	りょうよう ryouyou	recuperation; medical treatment
養子	ようし youshi	adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
養殖	ようしょく youshoku	aquaculture; culture; cultivation
生活	せいかつ seikatsu	life; living
先生	せんせい sensei	teacher; instructor; master
方法	ほうほう houhou	method; way; manner

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.