Japanese word

家畜

Pronunciation

Romajikachiku

Meaning

  • nounlivestock

Example

農家は家畜を大切に世話します。nō ka wa ka chiku o tai setsu ni se wa shi ma su

Farmers take good care of livestock.

Illustration for 家畜 (livestock)

More examples

病気を防ぐため、家畜を清潔な環境で飼育します。byō ki o fuse gu ta me ka chiku o sei ketsu na kan kyō de shi iku shi ma su

To prevent disease, livestock are raised in a clean environment.

Core concept

Refers to animals kept and cared for by people as a practical resource, especially in farming.

Common phrases

  • 家畜を飼育するka chiku o shi iku su ru

    raise livestock

  • 家畜の世話ka chiku no se wa

    care for livestock

Similar words

畜類chikurui: A formal collective term for domesticated animals raised as farm animals.

Definition in Japanese

食用や労働用などの目的で人が飼育する動物。shoku yō ya rō dō yō na do no moku teki de hito ga shi iku su ru dō butsu

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 家畜 (kachiku) combines 家 (ka, "household") and 畜 (chiku, "domesticated animal") to mean animals kept by people for practical use.

Usage tips

  • In English, livestock is usually an uncountable noun for farm animals collectively, so it does not normally mean one animal.

Other meanings

  • cattlenoun

Related words

  • 家畜化kachikukadomesticationnoun

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