飼かい

noun

raising; keeping; rearing

Refers to the act of raising or keeping animals, often as a noun in compounds or with する.

• 犬いぬの飼かいは思おもったより大たい変へんだ。

  Keeping a dog is harder than I thought.

• 彼かれは熱ねっ帯たい魚ぎょの飼かいが趣しゅ味みです。

  His hobby is keeping tropical fish.

noun, used as a prefix

domesticated; pet; raised

Used as a prefix in compounds like 飼い犬 (pet dog) or 飼い猫 (house cat) to indicate an animal is kept or domesticated.

See also: 飼い犬

• うちの飼かい猫ねこはとても人ひと懐なつっこい。

  Our house cat is very friendly.

• 飼かい犬いぬにはマイクロチップを装そう着ちゃくする義ぎ務むがある。

  There is an obligation to implant a microchip in pet dogs.