Explore 畜 in words about livestock and farming. Learn each reading with a complete word and a useful context.

The idea

畜 has 10 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. Its common on-reading is ちく, as in 家畜（かちく） and 畜産（ちくさん）. Learn these compounds as whole words.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
家畜かちくThis farm raises livestock.
畜産ちくさんLivestock farming is important to this region.
畜産物ちくさんぶつThe town sells livestock products.

Examples

  • この農場のうじょうでは家畜かちくを育そだてています。This farm raises livestock.
  • 牛うしや豚ぶたは家畜かちくです。Cattle and pigs are livestock.
  • 畜産ちくさんはこの地域ちいきにとって重要じゅうようです。Livestock farming is important to this region.
  • 彼女かのじょは大学だいがくで畜産ちくさんを学まなんでいます。She studies livestock farming at university.
  • 獣医じゅういが家畜かちくを診みています。The veterinarian examines the livestock.
  • その町まちは畜産物ちくさんぶつを売うっています。The town sells livestock products.

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Watch out

家畜 means livestock, while 畜産 refers to raising livestock as an industry. Do not confuse 畜 with 蓄, which has the grass component on top and often means storing.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 家畜 in hiragana.

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    かちく

    家畜 is かちく: livestock. The farm raises livestock.

  2. Write the reading of 畜産 in hiragana.

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    ちくさん

    畜産 is ちくさん: livestock farming. The sentence describes its importance to the region.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 家＿（かちく）［畜／蓄］.

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    畜

    畜 completes 家畜（かちく）, livestock. 蓄 is a different character.

Use it today

Write 畜 using the stroke-order diagram. Cover the table, read 家畜 and 畜産, then make a sentence with one.