noun

  1. herdboy, shepherd boy, young ranch hand, cowboy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
牧童 ぼくどう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

breed, care for, shepherd
ボク まき もく (4th, N1)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
juvenile, child
ドウ わらべ ぱ (3rd, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)