飼 — 13 strokes / Radical「飠」
道6Elementary year 5 / 13 strokes / Radical「飠」
- On
- シし · shi
- Kun
- か(う)ka(u)
- Meaning
- to keep (an animal); raise
Stroke order
Origin
飠 "food" plus 司 "to have charge of"; feeding and caring for an animal — hence "to keep, raise."
Readings and examples
| Onシしshi | 飼育しいく飼料しりょう |
|---|---|
| Kunかうkau | 飼うかう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 飼育しいく
raising (animals)
- 飼い主かいぬし
owner (of a pet)
- 鵜飼いうかい
- 飼料しりょう
Example
うちでは犬を二ひき飼っている。
We keep two dogs at home.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)