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牧

breed
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. breedRtK
    彼の牧場は、２０平方マイルに及んでいる。His ranch covers twenty square miles.tatoeba
    乳牛が牧草地で草を食べているのが見えた。We saw cows grazing in the meadow.tatoeba
  2. care for
  3. shepherd
  4. feed
  5. pasture
  1. regional governor in ancient China

Radicals and components

Radical牛cow
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cow (牛) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 351

Compound words

放牧ほうぼく
pasturage; grazing
牧師ぼくし
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
牧草ぼくそう
pasture; grass
牧畜ぼくちく
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
牧野ぼくや
pasture land; ranch
遊牧ゆうぼく
nomadism
牧場ぼくじょう
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; station; pasture
牧人ぼくじん
herder
牧羊ぼくよう
sheep farming
副牧師ふくぼくし
associate pastor
牧場鳥まきばどり
meadowlark
牧草地ぼくそうち
pasture
牧畜業ぼくちくぎょう
stock-farming
牧羊者ぼくようしゃ
sheep breeder
代理牧師だいりぼくし
vicar
駒大苫小牧こまだいとまこまい
Komadai Tomakomai
苫小牧駒澤大学とまこまいこまざわだいがく
Tomakomaikomazawa University

Additional Examples

中米では森林が家畜の牧場に取って代わられている。
In Central America, forests are replaced by cattle ranches.tatoeba
大きな牧場を経営してみたいな。
I'd like to run a big stock farm.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 牧

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