taming; domestication
Refers to the process or act of taming an animal, making it accustomed to humans. Often used in contexts of training wild animals or domesticating species.
Taming a wild horse takes time.
It's best to start domesticating a dog while it's still a puppy.
Standard kanji spelling for taming/domestication.
Kana spelling of the second element; common in everyday writing.
Uses the less common 馴 kanji; seen in some contexts but not standard.
Compound of 飼い (kai, 'keeping, raising') + 慣らし (narashi, 'accustoming, taming'). The kanji 慣らし is the nominalized form of 慣らす (narasu, 'to accustom').