Japanese symbol for “parsonage”
牧師館
ぼくしかん
Romaji: bokushikan
parsonage; rectory; vicarage
In Japanese, parsonage is 牧師館, read ぼくしかん (bokushikan).
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Meanings
- n parsonage; rectory; vicarage
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牧場 | ぼくじょう bokujou | farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch |
| 牧師 | ぼくし bokushi | pastor; minister; clergyman |
| 放牧 | ほうぼく houboku | pasturage; grazing |
| 牧野 | ぼくや bokuya | pasture land; ranch |
| 牧畜 | ぼくちく bokuchiku | stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding |
| 牧草 | ぼくそう bokusou | pasture; grass |
| 教師 | きょうし kyoushi | teacher; instructor |
| 医師 | いし ishi | doctor; physician |
| 図書館 | としょかん toshokan | library |
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.