飼料|しりょうshiryou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounfodder; feed

• Synonym餌えさNeutralThe everyday word for food given to animals, also fishing bait or a lure. 「飼料」 sounds more technical and written.
• Synonym馬草まぐさWrittenOld-fashioned word for the grass and straw fed to horses and cattle; literary. 「飼料」 is the general term for livestock feed.
• Synonym飼い葉かいばNeutralHay and roughage fed to cattle and horses. 「飼料」 is broader, also covering grain and compound feed.
• Related干し草ほしくさNeutralDried grass, used as feed or bedding; the word points to the hay itself rather than feed in general.
• Related草藁くさわらWrittenGrass and straw fed to horses; rare, found mainly in written prose.
• Related乾草かんそうNeutralThe same word as 「干し草」 written 「乾草」: dried grass for feed or bedding. 「飼料」 is the industry term with a wider range.

Use 「飼料」 for livestock feed in farming and industry contexts. For everyday feeding of pets or fishing, say 「餌」. For the hay and grass cattle and horses eat, 「飼い葉」 or 「干し草」 works; 「馬草」 and 「草藁」 are old written words.

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1. （しりょう、かいりょう）家畜かちくに与あたえる食物しょくもつ。