飼 means “keep, raise (animals)”

かう · kau

Also: domesticate, raise, feed

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): かう
On'yomi (Chinese reading): シ

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 5 · 13 strokes

The story

Food (飠) beside 司, to be in charge: the one in charge of the feed bowl. 飼う is to keep an animal, a 飼い主 is a pet's owner, and the 飼育係 is the child in charge of a school's rabbits or chickens.

Used in 飼う (kau, to keep an animal), 飼い主 (kainushi, owner), and 飼育 (shiiku, raising/breeding)

飼 means “keep, raise (animals)”

The story

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