Japanese word

収穫

Pronunciation

Romajishūkaku

Meaning

  • nounharvest

Example

今年の収穫は多いです。kotoshi no shū kaku wa ō i de su

This year's harvest is plentiful.

Illustration for 収穫 (harvest)

More examples

村の人々は収穫祭りを楽しみました。mura no hito bito wa shū kaku matsu ri o tano shi mi ma shi ta

The villagers enjoyed the harvest festival.

Core concept

Refers to the crops gathered when they are ready and to the process of gathering them from cultivated land.

Common phrases

  • 収穫を始めるshū kaku o haji me ru

    begin the harvest

  • 収穫が終わるshū kaku ga o wa ru

    finish the harvest

  • 収穫の季節shū kaku no ki setsu

    harvest season

Similar words

刈り入れkariire: The gathering of mature crops from cultivated land.
収穫物shūkakubutsu: The crops obtained from a field after they are gathered.
実りminori: The crops produced by the land after they have grown.

Definition in Japanese

農作物が実った時期にそれを取り入れること。また、その農作物。nō saku butsu ga mino tta ji ki ni so re o to ri i re ru ko to ma ta so no nō saku butsu

Word origin

収穫 (shūkaku) uses 収 (shū, "gather") and 穫 (kaku, "harvest") in a Sino-Japanese compound for gathering farm produce.

Usage tips

  • The phrase harvest season is common in English and names the period when farm crops become ready to gather.

Other meanings

  • cropnoun

Opposites

  • 種まきtanemakisowingnoun

Related words

  • 収穫するshūkakusuruharvestverb

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