8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture

Kun'yomi
  • pasture
On'yomi
  • ボク
    regional governor in ancient China
Nanori
  • まい
  • もく

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ボク 79.6%
まき 19.7%
もく 0.4%
まい 0.3%

Character Breakdown

breed, care for, shepherd
ボク まき もく (4th, N1)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 7267
JIS X 0208 1-43-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2856
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3537
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 873
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1083
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 586
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 776
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 329
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 351
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1243
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 610
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 799
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 19950
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 586
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 731
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 744
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 720
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1520
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 614
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 517
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1273
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1291
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 335
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4g4.1
Four corner code 2854.0
De Roo Code 2466