How to say "breeder" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounA person who breeds animals, such as dogs and cats; the loanword to use when talking about pet or hobby breeders.
- 育種家いくしゅかnounA specialist who breeds new varieties of crops or livestock; a technical word of agricultural science, not the word for someone breeding pet animals.
- 育雛器いくすうきnounNot a person but a piece of equipment: an apparatus for rearing chicks, i.e. a brooder; it matches 'breeder' only in that machine sense.
- 種鶏しゅけいnounChickens kept for breeding, i.e. parent stock; the word denotes the birds themselves, not a person, so it fits only that poultry sense.
Use 「ブリーダー」 for a person who breeds animals, 育種家 for a specialist in breeding crops or livestock, 育雛器 for a chick-rearing brooder machine, and 種鶏 for chickens kept as breeding stock.
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