WORD DETAIL
遊牧
ゆうぼく
Examples
Included kanji
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.

