Japanese symbol for “keeper”
飼い主
かいぬし
Romaji: kainushi
(pet) owner; keeper
In Japanese, keeper is 飼い主, read かいぬし (kainushi).
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Meanings
- n (pet) owner; keeper
Written forms: 飼い主、飼主. Readings: かいぬし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “keeper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 守り | もり mori | protecting; keeping; keeper |
| キーパー | キーパー kiipaa | goalkeeper; keeper; goalie |
| 受け壺 | うけつぼ uketsubo | part of a lock that receives the latch; keeper; strike |
| 飼育員 | しいくいん shiikuin | caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant |
| 遊環 | ゆうかん yuukan | loop (on a watch strap); keeper |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飼育 | しいく shiiku | breeding; raising; rearing |
| 飼う | かう kau | to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own |
| 飼い犬 | かいいぬ kaiinu | pet dog |
| 飼料 | しりょう shiryou | fodder; feed |
| 放し飼い | はなしがい hanashigai | free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.