飼育します（しいくします、shiikuしmasu）
- to raise (animals)

The Japanese word 飼育します means "to breed," "to raise," "to keep," or "to rear" animals. It refers to the act of taking care of animals, providing them with food, shelter, and other necessary resources to ensure their survival and well-being. This term typically implies a sustained and managed effort, as opposed to simply observing or encountering animals. It often relates to domesticated animals or those kept in captivity.

⚫︎犬を飼育します。 Translation: I keep a dog. ⚫︎農家は家畜を飼育します。 Translation: Farmers raise livestock. ⚫︎動物園では様々な種類の動物を飼育します。 Translation: The zoo keeps various kinds of animals.

⚫︎Use 飼育します when discussing the act of raising, breeding, or caring for animals. ⚫︎It's suitable in contexts like pet ownership, farming, zoology, or any situation involving animal care. ⚫︎It is a formal verb, so appropriate for situations where polite language is required.

⚫︎This word is typically written with the kanji 飼育 and the ます-form verb します. ⚫︎飼育 is the noun form, and します is the verb "to do" conjugated to make the polite form. ⚫︎The hiragana reading is しいくします. ⚫︎Other conjugations include 飼育する (plain form), 飼育しました (past tense), and 飼育しません (negative polite form), 飼育します is the polite present/future tense.

⚫︎育てる (sodateru): To raise or bring up (often used for children, but can also be used for animals). ⚫︎養う (yashinau): To support, feed, or keep (implies providing for a long period). ⚫︎育生 (ikusei): To breed or raise (often used in a scientific context). ⚫︎飼う (kau): To keep or own (a pet).

There aren't direct antonyms, but related concepts could include: ⚫︎殺す (korosu): To kill. ⚫︎放棄する (houki suru): To abandon.

私は自宅でウサギを飼育します。 ・Translation: I keep rabbits at home. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the speaker's activity of taking care of rabbits in their home.

この牧場では、牛と豚を飼育します。 ・Translation: This farm rears cows and pigs. ・Explanation: This sentence explains the practice of raising animals on a farm.

The word 飼育 is composed of two kanji: 飼 (shi) which means "to keep," "to raise," or "to feed" and 育 (iku) which means "to raise," "to rear," or "to grow." The verb form します is a polite form of the verb "to do." Therefore, the combination of these elements reflects the meaning of raising or keeping animals.