餌
餌: bait
bait; animal feed
14 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 3 words here
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ジ・ニ
Kunえ・えば・えさ・もち
餌 alone is えさ (animal food or bait); 餌食 means prey, and also a victim of something.
Key words
餌えさanimal feed; bait
餌付けえづけfeeding to tame
餌食えじきprey; victim
食餌しょくじdiet; meal
Example sentences
毎朝、金魚に餌をやるのが私の仕事だ。
Feeding the goldfish every morning is my job.
野生の猿に餌付けをすると、人を恐れなくなる。
If you feed wild monkeys, they lose their fear of people.
弱った鹿は、肉食動物の餌食になってしまった。
The weakened deer fell prey to a carnivore.