飼い葉

飼葉

Reading

Kana: かいば

Romaji: kaiba

Definition

noun

1

fodder

See also: 馬草

Kanji

飼

Readings: シ、 か.う

Meanings: domesticate, raise, keep, feed

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

Example Sentence

まっすぐにすわり、かいばおけをつつく動物(どうぶつ)のように皿(さら)の上(うえ)にかがみこまない。

➥He sits upright, not crouched over his plate like an animal at a feeding trough.