飼 – domesticate, raise, keep

13 strokesTaught in grade 5#1392 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 飼 means domesticate, raise, keep, feed. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.う (kau). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 食 (no. 184).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	か.う	kau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 食 (Kangxi radical 184). Components: 口・艮・亅・个・食.

Words using 飼

飼うかうto keep (a pet or other animal)飼育しいくbreeding

Example sentences

ナンシーは犬を飼いたがっていますか。

Does Nancy want to have a dog?

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彼は牛の飼育の仕方を知った。

He learned how to raise cattle.

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Kanji with the same radical

食館養飲飯飾飢飽餅餌飴饉

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