1.
feeding animals; giving food to animals or fish
The act of feeding animals, whether pets, livestock, or wild animals. Often seen on signs prohibiting feeding.
餌やりは禁止です。
Feeding is prohibited.
毎朝金魚の餌やりをする。
I feed the goldfish every morning.
動物園では来場者が参加できる餌やり体験が人気だ。
At the zoo, the feeding experience that visitors can participate in is popular.
A compound of 餌 (feed; bait) and やり (giving). Very commonly seen on signs in parks, zoos, and public areas where feeding wild animals is restricted.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 餌やり禁止: no feeding (sign)
- 餌やりをする: to feed (animals)
- 餌やりの時間: feeding time
- 餌やり体験: feeding experience (at a zoo or farm)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 給餌: feeding — formal/technical term used in agriculture and animal husbandry
- 餌付け: taming animals with food; habituating wild animals to being fed — often has a negative connotation when done to wild animals
USAGE:
The phrase 餌やり禁止 (no feeding) is one of the most common signs in Japanese parks and tourist areas, especially around deer, pigeons, and stray cats.