Japanese symbol for “nomad”
遊牧民
ゆうぼくみん
Romaji: yuubokumin
nomad
In Japanese, nomad is 遊牧民, read ゆうぼくみん (yuubokumin).
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Meanings
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Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nomad”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旅人 | たびにん tabinin | itinerant (esp. itinerant gambler); drifter; nomad |
| ノマド | ノマド nomado | nomad |
| 流浪者 | るろうしゃ rurousha | nomad |
| 遍歴者 | へんれきしゃ henrekisha | pilgrim; nomad; itinerant |
| 流人 | るにん runin | vagrant; wanderer; nomad |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遊び | あそび asobi | play; playing; game |
| 遊ぶ | あそぶ asobu | to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time |
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
| 浮遊 | ふゆう fuyuu | floating; drifting; suspension |
| 周遊 | しゅうゆう shuuyuu | (circular) tour; round trip; excursion |
| 外遊 | がいゆう gaiyuu | foreign travel |
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう bokujou | farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch |
| 牧師 | ぼくし bokushi | pastor; minister; clergyman |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.