飼い
Meanings
Noun
1. raising (of animals); rearing; keeping
Prefix
2. domesticated; domestic; pet; raised
Kanji used
Pitch accent
かい
Used in vocabulary
放し飼い
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; grazing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
Noun
子飼い
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
Noun
飼い殺し
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
Noun