蓄ちく養よう

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Meanings

Refers to the raising and management of livestock, with a particular emphasis on fish farming (aquaculture). Used in agricultural and fishery contexts.

この地ち域いきでは、マグロの蓄ちく養ようが盛さかんに行おこなわれている。
In this region, tuna farming is actively carried out.
蓄ちく養よう技ぎ術じゅつの向こう上じょうにより、安あん定ていした供きょう給きゅうが可か能のうになった。
Improvements in breeding technology have made stable supply possible.

Kanji

蓄amass, raise, hoard
養foster, bring up, rear
畜livestock, domestic fowl and animals

Related words

養よう殖しょく
養殖 is the general term for aquaculture or cultivation, while 蓄養 specifically refers to the husbandry and raising of livestock, often fish, with a nuance of stocking and managing.
畜ちく産さん
畜産 refers to livestock farming in general (cattle, pigs, etc.), whereas 蓄養 is more commonly used for fish and sometimes includes the idea of stocking.

Written forms

蓄ちく養ようUsage19%
Standard kanji spelling for livestock husbandry, especially fish farming.
畜ちく養ようUsage81%
Alternate kanji spelling; 畜 suggests livestock, but 蓄養 is more common.

Etymology

Compound of 蓄 (store, accumulate) and 養 (raise, nurture). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern Japanese primarily in fishery and agricultural contexts.