Word Meaning 牧童

ぼくどう bokudou

牧童 is read as ぼくどう (bokudou) and means herdboy.

Meaning

English

herdboy
shepherd boy
young ranch hand
cowboy

Reading

Kana

ぼくどう

Romaji

bokudou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 128891 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

牧場

まきば

pasture

牧畜

ぼくちく

stock-farming

牧野

ぼくや

pasture land

牧師

ぼくし

pastor

牧草

ぼくそう

pasture

牧歌的

ぼっかてき

pastoral

牧舎

ぼくしゃ

barn

牧場主

ぼくじょうしゅ

rancher

牧人

ぼくじん

shepherd

牧会書簡

ぼっかいしょかん

Pastoral Epistles (i.e. Timothy 1 and 2, Titus)

牧民

ぼくみん

governing

牧地

ぼくち

pasture or grazing land

Example Sentences

牧童が笛を吹きながら歩いていた。

ぼくどうがふえをふきながらあるいていた。

A young shepherd was walking while playing a flute.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

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牧童 Shepherd