飼し養よう

し

よ

う

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

breeding; raising (livestock)

Formal term used in agricultural, legal, or technical contexts for the breeding and raising of livestock. Less common in everyday speech than 飼育.

この地ち域いきでは牛うしの飼し養ようが盛さかんです。
Cattle breeding is thriving in this region.
法ほう律りつで

飼し

養よう

管かん

理り

の

基き

準じゅん

が

定さだ

め

られ

て

いる

。

Standards for breeding management are stipulated by law.

Kanji

飼domesticate, raise, keep
養foster, bring up, rear

Similar words

飼し育いく
飼育 is the common, everyday word for raising/keeping animals. 飼養 is more formal and often used in official or agricultural contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 飼 (raise, keep) and 養 (foster, nurture). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with formal livestock breeding.