飼う | Japanese meaning

飼う【かう】

Frequency rank: 6,023. – 6,029.

Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

Forms

飼う【かう】Frequency rank: 6,023. – 6,029.
かうFrequency rank: 24,926. – 25,088.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to keep (a pet or other animal)

This meaning refers to the act of having an animal such as a pet at home, where one takes care of it and provides for its needs.

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I have a cat.

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She owns a dog.

to have; to own

This meaning applies to having possession of something, indicating ownership, which can relate to pets or other animals.

。

I own a small farm.

。

He has many books.

to raise; to rear

This meaning signifies the process of raising animals from a young age until they are mature, emphasizing care and nurturing.

。

I raised chickens since I was a child.

。

He enjoys raising dogs.

to feed

Here, it refers to the act of providing food to pets or animals in one’s care, focusing on their sustenance.

。

I feed the dog every day.

。

She gives the cat a special diet.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to keep a petto keep a dogto keep a catto keep fishto become an owner (of a pet)to keep animalsto keep small animalsto learn how to raise (a pet)to keep birdsprecautions when keeping (a pet)

Example sentences

187 results

1. 。

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

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2. じょう上、。

If you go around the Internet, using half-width katakana in various places, eventually you're going to end up pissing off a lot of people.

Tatoeba

3. 。

Some animals will not breed when kept in cages.

Tatoeba

4. 、。

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

Tatoeba

5. 。

They keep numbers of sheep.

Tatoeba

6. 。

She's going to talk her father into buying a new car.

Tatoeba

7. 、。

She has two cats. One is black, and the other is white.

Tatoeba

8. 。。

She has a cat. The cat is white.

Tatoeba

9. 。

She wants to keep a cat.

Tatoeba

10. 。

She has a small black dog.

Tatoeba

11. 。

She told me that she wanted a pet dog.

Tatoeba

12. 。

What does she keep as a pet?

Tatoeba

13. 。

She kept various kinds of pets.

Tatoeba

14. 。。

She has eight dogs. That's quite a few.

Tatoeba

15. 。

I bought them each a present.

Tatoeba

16. 。

They breed cattle and horses.

Tatoeba

17. 。

They breed cattle and horses.

Tatoeba

18. 。

He is breeding cattle on his farm.

Tatoeba

19. 。

He is raising tropical fishes.

Tatoeba

20. 。。

He keeps two cats: one is black, and the other white.

Tatoeba

飼う【かう】

Frequency rank: 6,023. – 6,029.

Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

Forms

飼う【かう】Frequency rank: 6,023. – 6,029.
かうFrequency rank: 24,926. – 25,088.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to keep (a pet or other animal)

This meaning refers to the act of having an animal such as a pet at home, where one takes care of it and provides for its needs.

。

I have a cat.

。

She owns a dog.

to have; to own

This meaning applies to having possession of something, indicating ownership, which can relate to pets or other animals.

。

I own a small farm.

。

He has many books.

to raise; to rear

This meaning signifies the process of raising animals from a young age until they are mature, emphasizing care and nurturing.

。

I raised chickens since I was a child.

。

He enjoys raising dogs.

to feed

Here, it refers to the act of providing food to pets or animals in one’s care, focusing on their sustenance.

。

I feed the dog every day.

。

She gives the cat a special diet.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to keep a petto keep a dogto keep a catto keep fishto become an owner (of a pet)to keep animalsto keep small animalsto learn how to raise (a pet)to keep birdsprecautions when keeping (a pet)

Example sentences

187 results