養豚(ようとん)

ようとん
noun
pig farming; hog raising
work
1. pig farming; hog raising
The raising of pigs as livestock, and by extension the industry built around it.
養豚(ようとん)を営(いとな)む。
To run a pig farm.
この地域(ちいき)は養豚(ようとん)が盛(さか)んだ。
Pig farming is thriving in this region.
祖父(そふ)は長年(ながねん)養豚(ようとん)業(ぎょう)を続(つづ)けてきた。
My grandfather has run a pig-farming business for many years.

The raising of pigs as livestock, and the industry built around it. Usually appears in compounds naming the place, business, or worker.

Compounds

  • 養豚(ようとん)場(じょう): pig farm
  • 養豚(ようとん)業(ぎょう): the pig-farming industry
  • 養豚(ようとん)農家(のうか): pig farmer

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 養鶏(ようけい) (poultry farming)
Compare: 畜産(ちくさん) (livestock farming)
Related: 養蜂(ようほう) (beekeeping)
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Added 2026.7.25 12:20 · Revised 2026.10.16 11:12
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