# 牧 — pasture; herd

牧 means “pasture; herd”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ボク (boku). Kun'yomi: まき (maki).

- Meaning: pasture; herd
- On'yomi: ボク (boku)
- Kun'yomi: まき (maki)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 1

## How to remember 牧

Parts: 牛 cow · 攵 pointer

## Don't confuse it with

[改](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/reform/) · [放](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/release/) · [枚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-flat-things/) · [攻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/attack/)

## More in the “Animals 1” set

[雄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/male/) · [尾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tail/) · [甲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armour/) · [竜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dragon/) · [翼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wing/) · [牲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sacrificial-animal/) · [亀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/turtle/) · [牧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pasture/) · [鶴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crane/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pasture/. Last updated 2026-11-01.