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飼う

飼う

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Verb

飼う (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かう, romaji kau)

  1. to raise; to feed (livestock etc.)
     (うし) ()って生計 (せいけい) ()ている。
    Ushi o katte seikei o tateiru.
    He makes his living by raising cattle.
  2. to keep, have (a pet)
     (わたし) (おお)きな (いぬ) ()ってます。
    Watashi wa ōki na inu o kattemasu.
    I have a big dog.

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.