How to say "keeper" in Japanese

• 飼い主かいぬしCommon
  nounThe owner or keeper of a pet or animal — the person who keeps and cares for it. This is the word when 'keeper' means someone who has an animal in their charge.
  イヌは飼い主かいぬしに反抗はんこうした。↗

  The dog rebelled against his master.
• キーパーCommon
  nounCovers 'keeper' in the sports sense: the goalkeeper, also called the goalie. This common abbreviation is the word for that position in soccer and similar games.
• 守りもりCommon
  nounRefers to the act of protecting or keeping something, and can also mean a keeper in the sense of one who guards. It is not the word for a pet's owner or a goalkeeper.

Choose 「飼い主」 when 'keeper' means the owner of a pet or animal, 「キーパー」 for the goalkeeper in sports, and 「守り」 for the act of protecting or keeping, or a keeper in that protective sense.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 飼い主かいぬし(pet) owner
• キーパーgoalkeeper
• 受け壺うけつぼpart of a lock that receives the latch
• 飼育員しいくいんcaretaker (at a zoo or aquarium)
• 遊環ゆうかんloop (on a watch strap)
• 守りもりprotecting
• 留守居るすいcaretaker (official post in the Edo period)