Japanese symbol for “raised”
飼い
かい
Romaji: kai
raising (of animals); rearing; keeping
In Japanese, raised is 飼い, read かい (kai).
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Meanings
- n raising (of animals); rearing; keeping
- n-pref domesticated; domestic; pet; raised
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飼育 | しいく shiiku | breeding; raising; rearing |
| 飼い主 | かいぬし kainushi | (pet) owner; keeper |
| 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 |
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.