Japanese Kanji
牧boku
breed · care for · shepherd
Grade 4 · JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture.
牧 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 8 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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