JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 牧: "breed, care for, shepherd"
The kanji 牧 means "breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボク in on'yomi and まき in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まき
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1360 of 2,501 |
Common words with 牧
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 牧場farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; station · pasture; meadow; grazing land
- 牧師pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
- 牧pasture; grazing land
- 牧野pasture land; ranch
- 牧歌的pastoral; idyllic
- 遊牧民nomad
- 放牧pasturage; grazing
- 牧草pasture; grass
- 牧草地pasture; grassland; meadow
- 牧regional governor in ancient China
- 牧畜stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
- 牧羊犬sheepdog
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