Korean word

농업

Pronunciation

Romanizationnongeop

Meaning

  • nounagriculture

Example

우리 부모님은 농업에 종사하고 계세요.u ri pu mo ni meun nong eo be chong sa ha go kye se yo

My parents work in agriculture.

Illustration for 농업 (agriculture)

More examples

환경 문제 때문에 학생들이 농업에 관심이 많아졌어요.hwan gyeong mun je ttae mu ne hak ssaeng deu ri nong eo be kwan si mi ma na jeo sseo yo

Because of environmental problems, students have become very interested in agriculture.

Core concept

A broad field of work that produces food and useful materials by cultivating land and raising animals.

Common phrases

  • 농업에 관심이 있다nong eo be kwan si mi it tta

    be interested in agriculture

  • 농업 정책nong eop cheong chaek

    agricultural policy

  • 농업 종사자nong eop chong sa ja

    agricultural worker

Similar words

농사nongsa: Regular farm work that involves growing crops and collecting the harvest.
농민nongmin: A farm worker who makes a living through agriculture.
농촌nongchon: A countryside community built around fields and agricultural life.
농작물nongjangmul: Food-producing plants such as rice, vegetables, and grains grown on farms.

Definition in Korean

밭과 논에서 작물을 기르고 가축을 키워 식량이나 생활에 필요한 물자를 생산하는 일.pat kkwa no ne seo chang mu reul ki reu go ka chu geul ki wo sing nyang i na saeng hwa re pi ryo han mul ja reul saeng san ha neun il

Word origin

The Sino-Korean compound 농업 (nongeop, "agriculture") combines 농 (nong, "farming") and 업 (eop, "work or industry") to name farming as an organized field of work.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can use this term for agriculture as an entire field of work, not only for the daily tasks done on one farm.

Opposites

Related words

  • 농업정책nongeopjjeongchaekagricultural policynoun
  • 농업협동조합nongeopyeopttongjohapagricultural cooperativenoun

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