牧草(ぼくそう)

ぼくそう
noun
pasture grass; fodder grass; hay
1. pasture grass; fodder grass; hay
Grass grown or gathered for feeding livestock such as cattle, horses, and sheep. Includes both fresh pasture grass and dried hay.
牛(うし)が牧草(ぼくそう)を食(た)べている。
The cows are eating pasture grass.
冬(ふゆ)に備(そな)えて牧草(ぼくそう)を刈(か)り取(と)った。
We cut the hay in preparation for winter.
北海道(ほっかいどう)では広大(こうだい)な牧草地(ぼくそうち)が広(ひろ)がり、丸(まる)く巻(ま)かれた牧草(ぼくそう)ロールが並(なら)ぶ風景(ふうけい)が見(み)られる。
In Hokkaido, vast grasslands stretch out, and you can see the scenery of round hay bales lined up.

A compound of 牧(ぼく) (pasture; grazing) and 草(そう) (grass). An essential term in agriculture and animal husbandry. In Japan, 北海道(ほっかいどう) is the primary region for dairy farming and livestock grazing, making 牧草(ぼくそう) a familiar sight there.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 牧草地(ぼくそうち): pastureland; grassland
  • 牧草(ぼくそう)ロール: hay bale; hay roll
  • 牧草(ぼくそう)を刈(か)る: to mow/cut hay
  • 牧草(ぼくそう)を与(あた)える: to feed hay (to livestock)
  • 乾燥(かんそう)牧草(ぼくそう): dried hay

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 干(ほ)し草(くさ): hay — dried grass; more colloquial term
  • 飼料(しりょう): feed; fodder — broader term covering all types of animal feed, not just grass
  • 芝生(しばふ): lawn; turf — cultivated grass for ornamental or recreational use, not for feeding
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