牧ぼく童どう

noun

herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand

Refers to a boy or young man who tends livestock, especially cattle or sheep. The gloss 'cowboy' is possible but can evoke a Western image; in Japanese contexts it is closer to a traditional herding role.

• 牧ぼく童どうが牛うしを牧ぼく場じょうへ連つれて行いった。

  The herdboy led the cattle to the pasture.

• その絵えには、笛ふえを吹ふく牧ぼく童どうが描えがかれている。

  The painting depicts a shepherd boy playing a flute.