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    3. 子飼い

    子飼い

    子こ飼がい​

    rearing from infancy

    KMT10News #44+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    こがい

    Noun

    1.
    rearing from infancy
    2.
    training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice), teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

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    彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうの子こ飼がいの部ぶ下かとして、信しん頼らいされている。

    He is trusted as a subordinate who was trained by the president from an early stage.

    KMT7Work & Career
    その政せい治じ家かは、長なが年ねん子こ飼がいの秘ひ書しょを重じゅう用ようしている。

    That politician has long favored a secretary he trained from an early age.

    KMT8Politics & LawWork & Career
    彼かれは子こ飼がいの選せん手しゅを育そだて上あげ、チームを優ゆう勝しょうに導みちびいた。

    He nurtured players from a young age and led the team to victory.

    KMT8Sports & Martial ArtsFamily & Relationships
    伝でん統とう芸げい能のうの世せ界かいでは、子こ飼がいの弟で子しが師し匠しょうの技わざと精せい神しんを受うけ継つぐのが一いっ般ぱん的てきだ。

    In the world of traditional performing arts, it is common for disciples trained from a young age to inherit their master's skills and spirit.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsEducation
    会かい社しゃの後こう継けい者しゃとして、子こ飼がいの幹かん部ぶが指し名めいされた。

    An executive who was trained from an early stage was nominated as the successor of the company.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    飼
    か.う…(2)
    domesticate・raise・keep・feed
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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