餌

• 読み: えさ
• ローマ字: esa
• 漢字の分解: 餌 (ji/esa) — feed, bait
• 発音: /e.sa/

意味

Feed; bait; food given to animals. Also used figuratively as a lure or enticement.

A noun referring to food for animals, fish bait, or figuratively something used to tempt someone. Common collocations include 餌をやる (to feed an animal), 餌をまく (to scatter bait), and 餌にする (to use as bait). The kanji form 餌 is standard, though えさ in hiragana is also seen.

例文

1. 毎朝猫に餌をやるのが日課だ。
2. 釣りに行くので餌を買ってきた。
3. 動物園では決まった時間に餌を与える。

使い方ガイド

場面: pets, fishing, animals

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 餌 combines 食 (food) and 耳 (ear), where 耳 serves as a phonetic component. Originally referred to any food or provisions, later narrowing to mean animal feed or bait.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal