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飼育 (しいく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
animal rearing ; raising animals ; keeping animals ; breeding
Used for caring for and raising animals, livestock, insects, laboratory animals, or pets. English 'breeding' is possible in animal-rearing contexts, but 飼育 does not necessarily mean reproduction; it often simply means keeping or raising under human care.
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When I was a child, I once raised rhinoceros beetles.
Kanji 飼 domesticate, raise, keep 育 bring up, grow up, raise Similar words 飼か う The everyday verb for keeping or owning an animal; 飼育 is more noun-like and often sounds more systematic or formal.
育そだ てる Means to raise or grow more broadly, including children and plants; 飼育 is specifically for animals kept under human care.
繁はん 殖しょく Focuses on reproduction or propagation; 飼育 focuses on keeping and raising, even when no reproduction is involved.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 飼, associated with feeding or keeping animals, and 育, associated with raising or nurturing. The compound conventionally means raising or keeping animals under human care.
