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飼
飼
13 strokes
Frequency: 1392
JLPT N1
Grade 5

Meanings

domesticate
raise
keep
feed

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
か.う
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
かい

Common Words

飼う
かう
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #3811
1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

Examples
ナンシーは犬を飼いたがっていますか。
Does Nancy want to have a dog?
飼い主
飼主
かいぬし
Noun
Freq #9945
1

(pet) owner; keeper

Examples
イヌは飼い主に反抗した。
The dog rebelled against his master.
飼育
しいく
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #14638
1

breeding; raising; rearing; keeping

Examples
彼は牛の飼育の仕方を知った。
He learned how to raise cattle.
飼い犬
飼犬
かいいぬ
Noun
Freq #21853
1

pet dog

Examples
飼い犬を外に連れ出そうとした。
I tried to take our dog out of our house.
子飼い
こがい
Noun
Freq #30856
1

rearing from infancy

2

training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

飼い猫
飼猫
かいねこ
Noun
Freq #32550
1

pet cat

Examples
「ねこまっしぐら」というのは、飼い猫がエサに向かってまいしんする様子を表している。
The phrase "make a bee line for" expresses the look of how a bee heads straight for food with speed and energy.
飼いならす
飼い慣らす
飼い馴らす
かいならす
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #32718
1

to tame (an animal); to domesticate

Examples
馬は飼い慣らされた動物です。
The horse is a domestic animal.
羊飼い
ひつじかい
Noun
Freq #33525
1

shepherd; shepherdess

放し飼い
はなしがい
Noun
Freq #39419
1

free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; grazing

Examples
あの犬を放し飼いにしておくのは危険だ。
That dog is too dangerous to be left loose.
2

letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free

飼い殺し
飼殺し
かいごろし
Noun
Freq #41626
1

keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life

2

keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

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