Word Meaning 飼う

かう kau

飼う is read as かう (kau) and means to keep (a pet or other animal).

Meaning

English

  1. to keep (a pet or other animal)
  2. to have
  3. to own
  4. to raise
  5. to rear
  6. to feed

Reading

Kana

かう

Romaji

kau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms 飼い慣らす,飼育する,飼養する Related Words 育てる,育て方,飼い方,飼育,動物,ペット,しつけ, Rank 7543 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飼育

しいく

breeding

飼い犬

かいいぬ

pet dog

飼い主

かいぬし

(pet) owner

飼料

しりょう

fodder

飼い猫

かいねこ

pet cat

飼育員

しいくいん

caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium)

飼育場

しいくじょう

breeding ground

放し飼い

はなしがい

letting run free (dog, child, etc.)

子飼い

こがい

rearing from infancy

日本配合飼料

にほんはいごうしりょう

Nippon Formula Feed Manufacturing Company Limited

地上飼育

ちじょうしいく

floor feeding

立体飼育

りったいしいく

cage feeding

Example Sentences

10

まいあさ、さかなにえさをかうのはちちのやくめです。

Every morning, it is my father's job to feed the fish.

やせいのきつねをかうのはむずかしい。

It is difficult to domesticate a wild fox.

びょうきのいぬをいえでかうことにした。

I decided to keep the sick dog at home.

どうぶつをかうなら、さいごまでせきにんをもつべきだ。

If you keep an animal, you should take responsibility for it to the end.

I raise a goose.

It's unethical to own a cat as a pet.

We can't afford to keep a horse.

It's unethical to own a cat as a pet.

Let's get what we need to keep a parrot.

My father won't allow me to keep a dog.