| 720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 614 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 586 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1243 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2856 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 799 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1520 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 610 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 731 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 744 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1273 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1291 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1083 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 776 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 335 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19950 | Morohashi |
| 873 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3537 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 329 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 351 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 517 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1360 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 牧 【ボク】 regional governor in ancient China
- 牧師 【ボクシ】 pastor, minister, clergyman, reverend
- 遊牧 【ユウボク】 nomadism
- 移牧 【イボク】 transhumance, moving stock between pastures according to season
Kun reading compounds
- 牧 【まき】 pasture, grazing land
- 牧場 【ぼくじょう】 farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station, pasture, meadow, grazing land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ま、 まい、 もく
- Korean:
- mog
Spanish
- pastorear
- pastar
- pasto
Portuguese
- raça
- importar-se
- guiar
- alimentar
- pastoreio
French
- élevage
- soigner
- berger
- nourrir
- pâturage
| 2466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 2854.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7267 | Unicode hex code |
牛
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1202 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妓夫 【ギュウ】 pimp, brothel tout
- 牛 【ウシ】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 肉牛 【ニクギュウ】 beef cattle
- 海牛 【カイギュウ】 sirenian (any aquatic mammal of order Sirenia, incl. manatees, and dugongs), sea cow
Kun reading compounds
- 牛 【うし】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 牛車 【ぎゅうしゃ】 ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles), oxcart
- 去勢牛 【きょせいうし】 ox, bullock
- 特牛 【こというし】 strong bull
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うじ、 ご
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- vaca
- ganado
Portuguese
- Vaca
French
- vache
| 62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 97 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 909 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2852 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 534 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 213 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 111 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 281 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 281 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 483 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1289 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 251 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19922 | Morohashi |
| 3452 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 245 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 260 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 88 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2500.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 725b | Unicode hex code |