飼(か)う

かう
godan verb, transitive
to keep; to raise (an animal)
1. to keep; to raise; to have (a pet or animal)
to care for and provide for an animal as a pet or livestock
犬(いぬ)を飼(か)っている。
I keep a dog.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)猫(ねこ)を飼(か)っていた。
I had a cat when I was a child.
マンションでペットを飼(か)えますか。
Can you keep pets in the apartment building?
祖父(そふ)は田舎(いなか)で牛(うし)を飼(か)っている。
My grandfather raises cattle in the countryside.
金魚(きんぎょ)を飼(か)うのは初(はじ)めてなので、飼(か)い方(かた)を調(しら)べた。
Since it's my first time keeping goldfish, I looked up how to care for them.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Pattern: Xを飼(か)う (keep/raise X).

ASPECT: 飼(か)っている indicates an ongoing state of having a pet.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 犬(いぬ)を飼(か)う (keep a dog)
  • 猫(ねこ)を飼(か)う (keep a cat)
  • ペットを飼(か)う (keep a pet)
  • 金魚(きんぎょ)を飼(か)う (keep goldfish)
  • 家畜(かちく)を飼(か)う (raise livestock)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 飼(か)い主(ぬし) (owner, keeper)
  • 飼(か)い犬(いぬ) (pet dog)
  • 飼(か)い猫(ねこ) (pet cat)
  • 飼(か)い方(かた) (how to care for)
  • 飼(か)い慣(な)らす (to domesticate)

NOTE: Homophone of 買(か)う (to buy).

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