飼育 (しいく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

飼育 (しいく) means breeding / raising animals.

See example sentences below.

飼育 at a glance

飼育

しいくshiiku

N1noun

breeding / raising animals

飼育しいくshiikuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

breeding / raising animals

Example 1

動物園でたくさんの動物を飼育しています。

Translation

They raise many animals at the zoo.

Example 2

飼育の方法を学ぶ授業に参加しました。

Translation

I attended a class to learn breeding methods.