し
飼
いく
育
いん
員

noun

  1. caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium), keeper, attendant, breeding staff.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
飼
いく
育
いん
員
 飼育員 しいくいん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

domesticate, raise, keep
か.う　シ　かい (5th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
director, official, govt office
シ　つかさ　つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
bring up, grow up, raise
そだ.つ　イク　はぐく.む (3rd, N3)
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
employee, member, number
イン　いな　かず (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)