WORD DETAIL
養鶏
ようけい
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
養鶏is read asようけいand means poultry farming, especially raising chickens for eggs or meat. - Basic usage: Use
養鶏を営むfor running a poultry farm and地域の養鶏の歴史for the history of poultry farming in a region.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Difference between
養鶏and養豚- The former is the raising of chickens, whereas the latter is the raising of pigs.

