放し飼い

はなしがい

Meanings

1. Noun free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; grazing
2. letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free

Kanji

• 放 release. Read as はなす.
• 飼 rear. Read as かう.

Example sentences

• あの犬を放し飼いにしておくのは危険だ。
  That dog is too dangerous to be left loose.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists