滋養

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 滋養 is read as じよう and is a noun for nourishment that supplies the body and helps restore or sustain strength and health.
• Basic usage: A nourishing meal appears in 滋養のある食事, while building up nourishment and strength appears in 滋養をつける.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Nutrition that sustains the body
  • It emphasizes the effect of food in sustaining the body and replenishing strength rather than a measured nutrient profile.
• Difference from 栄養
  • Compared with the broad term for nutrients and nutritional status, this word more strongly suggests nourishing and strengthening the body.