Word details

牧童

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 牧童.

Dictionary

Entry

牧童くどうNounFreq #69849
1

herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy

Examples
牧童達は馬で名もない町に入っていった。
The cowboys rode into an unknown town.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture

8 strokesFrequency 1,360JLPT N1Grade 4

On

ボク

Kun

まき

Nanori

まいもく

juvenile, child

12 strokesFrequency 1,138JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ドウ

Kun

わらべ

Nanori

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