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飼

飼 — domesticate, raise, keep

On
シ
Kun
かう
Strokes
13
JLPT
N1
School grade
5

Common words with 飼

  • 飼育しいくbreeding; raising; rearing; keepingCommon

    彼は牛の飼育の仕方を知った。
    He learned how to raise cattle.

  • 飼料しりょうfodder; feedCommon
  • 飼い主かいぬし(pet) owner; keeperCommon

    イヌは飼い主に反抗した。
    The dog rebelled against his master.

  • 飼うかうto keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feedCommon
  • 飼い犬かいいぬpet dogCommon
  • 放し飼いはなしがいfree-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; grazingOccasional
  • 飼い猫かいねこpet catOccasional
  • 子飼いこがいrearing from infancyOccasional
  • 飼いかいraising (of animals); rearing; keepingOccasional
  • 飼育場しいくじょうbreeding ground; breeding farmRare
  • 飼育員しいくいんcaretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staffRare
  • 飼育室しいくしつbreeding facility (e.g. lab. animals); breeding roomRare
  • 飼育箱しいくばこinsect rearing cageRare
  • 多頭飼育たとうしいくlarge-scale breedingRare
  • 飼いならしかいならしtaming (of an animal); domesticationRare
  • 手飼いてがいraising or keeping an animal by oneselfRare
  • 外飼いそとがいkeeping (a pet) outdoorsRare
  • 多頭飼いたとうがいowning multiple animals (esp. pets of the same kind)Rare
  • 地上飼育ちじょうしいくfloor feedingRare
  • 鳥飼いとりかいkeeping a bird as a pet; aviculture; person who keeps a bird as a pet; avicultu…Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 48 words that use 飼.

  • 飼育 しいく breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
  • 飼料 しりょう fodder; feed
  • 飼い主 かいぬし (pet) owner; keeper
  • 飼う かう to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
  • 飼い犬 かいいぬ pet dog

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