Japanese word

耕作

Pronunciation

Romajikōsaku

Meaning

  • nouncultivation

Example

農地を耕作しています。nō chi o kō saku shi te i ma su

We are cultivating the farmland.

Illustration for 耕作 (cultivation)

More examples

水不足で耕作が難しくなっています。mizu fu soku de kō saku ga muzuka shi ku na tte i ma su

Cultivation has become difficult because of a water shortage.

Core concept

Describes the sustained work of preparing and using farmland to produce crops.

Common phrases

  • 耕作を再開するkō saku o sai kai su ru

    resume cultivation

  • 耕作を制限するkō saku o sei gen su ru

    restrict cultivation

Similar words

農耕nōkō: The practice of cultivating land and growing crops as agricultural work.
栽培saibai: The growing and care of plants by managing their conditions in fields, gardens, or other places.

Definition in Japanese

農地を耕し、作物を栽培すること。nō chi o tagaya shi saku motsu o sai bai su ru ko to

Word origin

耕作 (kōsaku) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 耕 (kō, "to till") and 作 (saku, "to make"), which together describe making land productive through tilling.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese legal and administrative writing, 耕作 (kōsaku) can describe the use of land for growing crops, so it has a more formal tone than everyday farming.

Other meanings

  • farmingnoun

Related words

  • 耕作者kōsakushacultivatornoun

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