Japanese word

酪農

Pronunciation

Romajirakunō

Meaning

  • noundairy farming

Example

祖父は北海道で酪農をしています。so fu wa hok kai dō de raku nō o shi te i ma su

My grandfather runs a dairy farm in Hokkaido.

Illustration for 酪農 (dairy farming)

More examples

父は大学で農業を学んだ後、酪農を始めました。chichi wa dai gaku de nō gyō o mana n da ato raku nō o haji me ma shi ta

After studying agriculture at university, my father started dairy farming.

Core concept

Describes 酪農 (rakunō) as agriculture organized around keeping milk-producing animals and obtaining milk from them.

Common phrases

  • 酪農を営むraku nō o itona mu

    engage in dairy farming

  • 酪農を始めるraku nō o haji me ru

    start dairy farming

  • 酪農を学ぶraku nō o mana bu

    study dairy farming

Similar words

牧畜bokuchiku: The keeping of livestock to obtain meat, milk, wool, or other products.
畜産chikusan: An agricultural industry based on raising animals for useful products.

Definition in Japanese

乳牛などの乳用家畜を飼育し、牛乳などを生産する農業。nyū gyū na do no nyū yō ka chiku o shi iku shi gyū nyū na do o sei san su ru nō gyō

Word origin

As a Sino-Japanese compound, 酪 (raku, "dairy products") and 農 (nō, "farming") combine to mean farming centered on milk production.

Usage tips

  • The word 酪農 (rakunō) points specifically to farming for milk, whereas 牧畜 (bokuchiku) covers livestock raising more broadly.

Related words

  • 酪農家rakunōkadairy farmernoun
  • 酪農業rakunōgyōdairy industrynoun

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