飼
飼

domesticate, raise, keep, feed

13 strokesFrequency 1,392JLPT N1Grade 5

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Kun

か.う

Nanori

かい

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Common Words

飼うかうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #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NounFreq #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NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #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NounFreq #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NounFreq #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NounFreq #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TransitiveGodan verbFreq #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NounFreq #33525
1

shepherd; shepherdess

放し飼いはなしがいNounFreq #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NounFreq #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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