飼育小屋(しいくごや)

しいくごや
noun
animal pen; animal shed; coop
building
1. 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(しいくごや)でうさぎを飼(か)っている。
We keep rabbits in the animal pen.
小学校(しょうがっこう)の飼育小屋(しいくごや)には鶏(にわとり)がいた。
There were chickens in the elementary school's animal shed.
当番(とうばん)の日(ひ)は朝(あさ)早(はや)く学校(がっこう)に来(き)て、飼育小屋(しいくごや)の掃除(そうじ)と餌(えさ)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(しいく) (raising/breeding animals) and 小屋(こや) (hut/shed). Many Japanese elementary schools have a 飼育小屋(しいくごや) 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

Similar words

  • 小屋(こや) — hut; shed (general term for a small structure)
  • 鶏小屋(とりごや) — chicken coop (specifically for chickens)
  • 犬小屋(いぬごや) — doghouse
  • 牛舎(ぎゅうしゃ) — cattle barn (larger, for livestock farming)
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