Kanji 遣 dispatch, despatch, send Related words 餌えさ 餌 means animal feed or bait itself, while 餌やり refers to the action of feeding.
給きゅう 餌じ 給餌 is a more technical or formal term for feeding animals, often used in agriculture or scientific contexts.
Written forms 餌えさ やり Usage 59%
Standard spelling using the common kanji 餌 (esa, animal feed) and okurigana.
エサやり Usage 31%
kana-only spelling
Mixed katakana-hiragana spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
えさやり Usage 10%
餌えさ 遣や り
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 遣り ; it is rarely used.
Etymology Compound of 餌 (esa, 'animal feed') and やり (yari, the continuative form of やる 'to give'). Literally 'feed-giving'.
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