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遊牧

ゆうぼく

N1nomadism · pastoral nomadism

Examples

人々は家畜と共に草原を移動しながら遊牧を営んだ。

写真展で遊牧生活に使う移動式の住居を見た。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 遊牧 (ゆうぼく) is a livelihood moving through pasture with livestock. The examples use the activity and compound 遊牧生活.
  • Basic usage: People practice nomadism across grassland; an exhibit shows a portable dwelling for nomadic life.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Mobile pastoral livelihood and dwelling used within it
    • 遊牧を営む is a livelihood; 遊牧生活に使う limits dwelling use. It is not ordinary travel.

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