How to say "livestock" in Japanese

• 家畜かちくJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe common, general word for livestock: domestic animals raised on farms. If you simply mean farm animals or cattle, this is almost always the word to choose.
  飢饉ききんのために、家畜かちくが餓死がしした。↗

  Because of the famine, the cattle starved to death.
• 畜類ちくるい
  nounA less common synonym of 家畜 that refers to domestic animals as a category. For the ordinary sense of 'livestock' it is seldom the word you want; 家畜 covers that need.
• 産業動物さんぎょうどうぶつ
  nounA technical term, literally 'industry animals,' that frames livestock as resources for production; it suits discussions of agriculture and industry more than everyday talk about farm animals.
• 経済動物けいざいどうぶつ
  nounA technical term, literally 'economic animals,' that frames livestock in terms of the economic value they provide; it largely overlaps with 産業動物 and is less common than 家畜.
• 獣畜じゅうちく
  nounIts core sense is 'wild and domestic animals' taken together, which is broader than plain 'livestock'; for the ordinary sense it is only a marginal choice, and 家畜 is the word you want.

Use 家畜 for livestock in ordinary contexts; 産業動物 and 経済動物 are technical terms framing the animals as industry or economic assets; 畜類 is a less common synonym, and 獣畜 mainly means wild and domestic animals together.

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• 家畜かちくdomestic animals
• 畜類ちくるいlivestock
• 産業動物さんぎょうどうぶつlivestock
• 経済動物けいざいどうぶつlivestock
• 獣畜じゅうちくwild and domestic animals