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飼 — keep pets; rear

飼 means “keep pets; rear”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: か(う) (kau). You'll see it in words such as 飼う (kau, “to keep a pet; to raise”).

飼
Stroke order of 飼
Meaning
keep pets; rear
On'yomi
シ (shi)
Kun'yomi
か(う) (kau)
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N1 · set Animals 2

How to remember 飼

Sounds like 司: both read シ.

Parts: 食 eat; food · 司 administer

Words with 飼

WordReadingMeaning
飼うかう kau kunto keep a pet; to raise

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