Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 耕作(こうさく) in Japanese

耕作
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
こうさく
Romaji
kōsaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    cultivation; farming
    Example sentence
    農業は穀物を育てるための土壌の耕作と定義される。 Agriculture is defined as the cultivation of soil for growing crops.

Examples of 耕作, こうさく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

耕 JLPT 2

10 strokes

till, plow, cultivate

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: たがや.す

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作 JLPT 4

7 strokes

make, production, prepare, build

On'Yomi: サク, サ

Kun'Yomi: つく.る, つく.り, -づく.り

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