Kanji

飼

飼

domesticate, raise, keep, feed

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

食部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かう

Common Readings

シ, か…う

Example sentences

飼う かう
子供 の 頃 から ずっと 猫 を 飼いたい と 思っていた 。

I have wanted to keep a cat ever since I was a child.

牛 うし
この 農場 で は 牛 を 飼っています 。

They raise cows on this farm.

飼い主 かいぬし
犬 は 飼い主 が 帰ってくる の を 待っていた 。

The dog was waiting for its owner to return.

従順 じゅうじゅん
その 犬 は 飼い主 に とても 従順 だ 。

That dog is very obedient to its owner.

飼育 しいく
動物園 で は 珍しい 動物 の 飼育 に 力 を 入れている 。

The zoo is focusing on breeding rare animals.

珍獣 ちんじゅう
この 動物園 は 珍獣 を 飼育 している こと で 有名 だ 。

This zoo is famous for keeping rare animals.

飼い犬 かいいぬ
私 の 飼い犬 は 、 毎朝 庭 を 走り回っています 。

My pet dog runs around the garden every morning.

首輪 くびわ
飼い犬 に 新しい 首輪 を 買って あげた 。

I bought my dog a new collar.

飼い慣らす かいならす
彼 は 野良猫 を 飼い慣らした 。

He tamed a stray cat.

放し飼い はなしがい
その 牧場 で は 、 牛 を 放し飼い に している 。

At that ranch, they keep the cattle free-range.

Example Vocabulary

飼う

かう

to keep (an animal); to raise

飼い主

かいぬし

owner (of a pet)

飼育

しいく

breeding; raising (animals)

飼い犬

かいいぬ

pet dog; domestic dog

子飼い

こがい

羊飼い

ひつじかい

飼い慣らす

かいならす

to tame; to domesticate; to bring under control

飼い猫

かいねこ

放し飼い

はなしがい

free-range; pasturing; free-roaming

飼い殺し

かいごろし

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