牧
牧 — Breed
breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture
On’yomiボク (boku)
Kun’yomiまき (maki)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 牧
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう bokujou | farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch |
| 牧師 | ぼくし bokushi | pastor; minister; clergyman |
| 牧野 | ぼくや bokuya | pasture land; ranch |
| 遊牧 | ゆうぼく yuuboku | nomadism |
| 牧草 | ぼくそう bokusou | pasture; grass |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく bokuchiku | stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding |
Study notes
牧 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1360 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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