# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 飼う | かう (kau) | to keep a pet; to raise |

## More in the “Animals 2” set

[飼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/keep-pets/) · [駒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pony/) · [鯨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/whale/) · [駄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pack-horse/) · [釣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/angle-for-fish/) · [巣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nest/) · [虎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tiger/) · [昆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/insects/) · [騎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/horse-rider/)

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