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animal pen; animal shed; coop
A small building or enclosure for keeping and raising animals. Commonly associated with small animals kept at Japanese elementary schools.
飼育小屋でうさぎを飼っている。
We keep rabbits in the animal pen.
小学校の飼育小屋には鶏がいた。
There were chickens in the elementary school's animal shed.
当番の日は朝早く学校に来て、飼育小屋の掃除と餌やりをしなければならなかった。
On duty days, I had to come to school early in the morning to clean the animal shed and feed the animals.
A compound of 飼育 (raising/breeding animals) and 小屋 (hut/shed). Many Japanese elementary schools have a 飼育小屋 where students take turns caring for small animals like rabbits, chickens, or guinea pigs as part of their education in responsibility and life science.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 飼育小屋の掃除 — cleaning the animal shed
- 飼育小屋の当番 — animal shed duty
- 飼育小屋を建てる — to build an animal pen
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 小屋 — hut; shed (general term for a small structure)
- 鶏小屋 — chicken coop (specifically for chickens)
- 犬小屋 — doghouse
- 牛舎 — cattle barn (larger, for livestock farming)