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飼う
かう
N3
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to keep
2
to own (a pet)
3
to raise
4
to feed
5
to keep (a pet or other animal)
6
to have
7
to own
Example sentence
インコを飼うために必要なものを揃えましょう。
Let's get what we need to keep a parrot.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 飼う in the wild?
Kanji in this word
飼
Domesticate, Raise, Keep
13 strokes
More words with
飼
飼育
しいく ·
breeding
N1
飼い主
かいぬし ·
(pet) owner
飼料
しりょう ·
fodder
鵜飼
うかい ·
cormorant fishing
飼い慣らす
かいならす ·
to tame (an animal) ; to domesticate
Full entry on Jisho
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