牧ぼく場じょう

also: まきば

ぼ

く

じょ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

livestock farm; ranch; station

Refers to a farm where livestock such as cattle, horses, or sheep are raised. Can be used for large-scale operations like ranches or stations.

牧ぼく

場じょう

が

たくさん

ある

。

There are many vast livestock farms in Hokkaido.

彼かれは牧ぼく場じょうで牛うしを育そだてている。

He raises cattle on the ranch.

2

Focuses on the land itself where animals graze, rather than the farm as a business. Often used in scenic or natural descriptions.

〈場ば所しょ〉で牧ぼく場じょうを経けい営えいするto run/manage a ranch in a place
彼かれは北ほっ海かい道どうで牧ぼく場じょうを経けい営えいしている。
He runs a ranch in Hokkaido.
牧ぼく場じょうで〈動どう物ぶつ〉を飼かうto raise animals on a ranch
その牧ぼく場じょうでは牛うしや羊ひつじを飼かっている。
Cows and sheep are raised on that ranch.
牧ぼく場じょうに行いくto go to a ranch/pasture (e.g., for a visit or outing)
週しゅう末まつに家か族ぞくで牧ぼく場じょうに行いった。
We went to a ranch with the family on the weekend.
牧ぼく場じょうで〈動どう詞し〉体たい験けんをするto have a hands-on experience (e.g., milking, feeding) at a ranch
牧ぼく場じょうで乳ちち搾しぼり体たい験けんをした。
I had a milking experience at the ranch.

農のう場じょうN1sense 1
農場 refers to a general farm that may grow crops or raise various livestock, while 牧場 specifically refers to a livestock-raising ranch.
牧ぼく草そう地ち sense 2
牧草地 emphasizes the grassy grazing land itself, whereas 牧場 refers more broadly to the farm or ranch as a whole, including its buildings and business.
牧ぼく野や
牧場 is the common word for a working livestock farm or ranch with facilities, while 牧野 emphasizes the open grazing land itself and sounds more literary or formal.
牧まき
牧場 is the everyday word for a livestock farm or ranch, while 牧 is a shorter, more literary term for pasture land.

牧ぼく草そう
牧草 (grass for grazing) and 牧場 (the pasture/ranch land itself) share the kanji 牧 but refer to different things, the crop versus the place.
牧ぼく畜ちくN2
牧場 is the physical ranch or pasture where animals are kept, while 牧畜 is the activity or industry of raising livestock.

牧場Usage99%
- ぼくじょう
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ぼくじょう is the most common and neutral.
- まきば
  Alternate reading, often used in proper names or with a slightly more rustic, traditional feel.

Compound of 牧 (boku, 'pasture, grazing') and 場 (jō, 'place'). The reading まきば is a native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) of the same characters.

まきば

Usage1%