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飼い主 (かいぬし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

飼かい主ぬし

か

い

ぬ

し

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

pet owner; keeper

Refers to the person who owns or looks after a pet or domestic animal. Neutral, everyday word.

迷子まいごの犬いぬは飼かい主ぬしが見みつかるまで保ほ護ごされた。
The lost dog was taken in until its owner was found.
飼かい主ぬしのいない猫ねこに餌

えさ

を

あげ

ない

で

ください

。

Please do not feed cats that have no owner.

Written forms

飼かい主ぬしUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana い makes the reading clear.
飼かい主ぬしUsage4%
Less common variant without okurigana; still seen but 飼い主 is preferred.

Kanji

飼domesticate, raise, keep
主lord, chief, master

Similar words

ペット
ペット is the pet itself; 飼い主 is the human who keeps the pet.
所しょ有ゆう者しゃ
所有者 is a formal legal term for 'owner' of property; 飼い主 is specifically for animals and is warmer.

Etymology

Compound of 飼い (kai, 'keeping, raising', continuative form of 飼う) + 主 (nushi, 'owner, master').