Kanji

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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