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Kanji

牧

breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

牛部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まき

Nanori (Name Reading)

まき

Common Readings

ボク, まき

Example sentences

牧場 ぼくじょう
北海道には広大な牧場が多い

Hokkaido has many vast ranches.

馬 うま
牧場にはたくさんの馬がいます

There are many horses on the farm.

牧 まき
朝の牧で牛が静かに草を食べている。

In the morning, the cows are quietly eating grass in the pasture.

牧師 ぼくし
その牧師は毎週日曜日に教会で説教をします

The pastor gives a sermon at church every Sunday.

エイメン エイメン
牧師が祈りを終えると、皆で「エイメン」と唱和した。

When the pastor finished his prayer, everyone chanted 'Amen' together.

牧畜 ぼくちく
ニュージーランドは牧畜が盛んな国として知られている

New Zealand is known as a country where livestock farming is flourishing.

Example Vocabulary

牧場

ぼくじょう

ranch; farm; pasture

牧

まき

pasture; grazing land

牧師

ぼくし

pastor, minister, clergyman

牧歌的

ぼっかてき

遊牧民

ゆうぼくみん

放牧

ほうぼく

牧草

ぼくそう

牧草地

ぼくそうち

牧畜

ぼくちく

stock-farming; cattle-breeding; livestock industry

牧羊犬

ぼくようけん

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