Japanese word

牧場

Pronunciation

Romajibokujō

Meaning

  • nounfarm

Example

週末は牧場へ行きます。shū matsu wa boku jō e i ki ma su

I go to the farm on weekends.

Illustration for 牧場 (farm)

More examples

この牧場では、羊の毛を使った製品も作っています。ko no boku jō de wa hitsuji no ke o tsuka tta sei hin mo tsuku tte i ma su

At this farm, they also make products from sheep's wool.

Core concept

Refers to a managed place where people keep livestock and provide land or facilities for their care.

Common phrases

  • 牧場を経営するboku jō o kei ei su ru

    run a farm

  • 牧場で働くboku jō de hatara ku

    work on a farm

  • 牧場を訪れるboku jō o otozu re ru

    visit a farm

Similar words

農場nōjō: A place where crops, livestock, or both are produced and managed.
ランチranchi: A large farm that mainly raises livestock, often on open land.

Definition in Japanese

牛や馬などの家畜を飼い、育てるための土地や施設。ushi ya uma na do no ka chiku o ka i soda te ru ta me no to chi ya shi setsu

Word origin

牧 (boku, "to pasture or herd") combines with 場 (jō, "place") in 牧場 (bokujō, "farm"), giving the compound its livestock-related meaning.

Usage tips

  • Although ranch often emphasizes raising animals on open land, farm is the broader English term, so 牧場 (bokujō) can be translated as either farm or ranch depending on the setting.

Other meanings

  • ranchnoun

Related words

  • 牧場主bokujōshuranchernoun

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