Japanese symbol for “pastoral”
牧歌的
ぼっかてき
Romaji: bokkateki
pastoral; idyllic
In Japanese, pastoral is 牧歌的, read ぼっかてき (bokkateki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na pastoral; idyllic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pastoral”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| パストラル | パストラル pasutoraru | pastoral |
| 牧歌 | ぼっか bokka | pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral |
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 |
| 歌手 | かしゅ kashu | singer |
| 歌う | うたう utau | to sing |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pastoral”.
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.