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餌

えさ

feed, bait

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Examples

  1. 犬に毎日餌をあげてください。

    いぬにまいにちえさをあげてください。

    Please feed the dog every day.

  2. 鳥の餌がもうなくなりました。

    とりのえさがもうなくなりました。

    The bird food has already run out.

  3. 父は魚を釣るとき、小さいえびを餌に使います。

    ちちはさかなをつるとき、ちいさいえびをえさにつかいます。

    When my father fishes, he uses small shrimp as bait.

  4. 安い値段を餌にして客を集める店もあります。

    やすいねだんをえさにしてきゃくをあつめるみせもあります。

    There are shops that lure in customers with low prices as bait.

Common patterns

餌をやる
to feed (an animal)
餌をあげる
to give food (to a pet)
餌をつける
to put bait on (a hook)
犬の餌
dog food

Memory tip

餌 is food for animals, never for people — say 食べ物 or ご飯 for humans. It also means "bait", both the shrimp on a fishing hook and, figuratively, a tempting offer used to lure someone in. Often written in kana as えさ or エサ.

Kanji in this word

  • 餌Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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