I Love Kanji飼う (kau)
飼う (かう, kau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to keep (a pet or other animal); to have”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かう
- Romaji
- kau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 飼う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 飼う | かう kau |
| Polite (~masu) | 飼います | かいます kaimasu |
| Negative | 飼わない | かわない kawanai |
| Polite negative | 飼いません | かいません kaimasen |
| Past | 飼った | かった katta |
| Polite past | 飼いました | かいました kaimashita |
| Negative past | 飼わなかった | かわなかった kawanakatta |
| Te-form | 飼って | かって katte |
| Potential | 飼える | かえる kaeru |
| Passive | 飼われる | かわれる kawareru |
| Causative | 飼わせる | かわせる kawaseru |
| Volitional | 飼おう | かおう kaou |
| Imperative | 飼え | かえ kae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 飼えば | かえば kaeba |
Kanji in 飼う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 飼う.
Source: JMdict entry 1312970 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.