牧舎|ぼくしゃbokusha[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounbarn; stable
- Synonym厩舎きゅうしゃNeutralA stable or cowshed; also a facility for training racehorses. More common than 「牧舎」 in racing contexts.
- Synonym畜舎ちくしゃNeutralA shed for raising livestock; a general term covering all kinds of farm animals. Belongs to written/formal prose.
- Synonym家畜小屋NeutralA shed for keeping livestock; not a fixed term, and a colloquial way of saying it.
Use 「牧舎」 for livestock buildings on a ranch. For an ordinary livestock shed use 「畜舎」; for stables and racehorse training facilities use 「厩舎」. 「家畜小屋」 is a colloquial, non-fixed phrase for a livestock shed.
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