Meaning

Primary

Pet Owner

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You know that to 飼う is "to keep a pet." If you're the master that is keeping a pet (飼う), then you are the pet owner.

Reading

かいぬし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the kun'yomi readings for both. You'll need to remember the words 飼う and to be able to remember the reading of this word.

Context

Context Sentences

もし犬の飼い主が水疱瘡になったら、その犬も水疱瘡になる可能性はあるんでしょうか。

If a dog’s owner had chickenpox, could the dog get it too?

Kanji Composition