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JLPT N113画 · 13 strokesradical 辰grade 3freq #385

agriculture, farmers

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ノウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Mnemonic

In a field, farmers diligently work where the 'earth' (辰) and 'rice' (農) come together to nurture the abundance of agriculture.

About this kanji

The kanji 「農」 primarily means agriculture and relates to farmers and farming. It is typically used in nouns rather than verbs. Common compounds include 農家 (のうか), meaning "farmer," 農業 (のうぎょう), which translates to "agriculture," and 農協 (のうきょう), referring to an "agricultural cooperative." This kanji emphasizes the importance of farming and rural life in Japan. A usage note is that while the kanji itself doesn't have a kun'yomi reading, its on'yomi readings are crucial when combined with other kanji to form meaningful words related to farming.

Example sentences

  • 農業は大切な仕事だ。

    Agriculture is an important job.

Meanings across languages

English
agriculture, farmers
Tiếng Việt
nông nghiệp, nông dân
日本語
農業, 農民
한국어
농업, 농부
中文
农业, 农民
id
pertanian, petani
th
เกษตรกรรม, เกษตรกร
es
agricultura, agricultores
fr
agriculture, agriculteurs
de
Landwirtschaft, Bauern
pt
agricultura, agricultores

Common compounds

  • 農家のうかfarmer, farming family, farmhouse
  • 農協のうきょうagricultural cooperative
  • 農業のうぎょうagriculture, farming
  • 農村のうそんagricultural community, farm village, rural
  • 農地のうちagricultural land, farmland
  • 農民のうみんfarmer, peasant
  • 農薬のうやくagricultural chemical, agrochemical, agrichemical
  • 農林のうりんagriculture and forestry

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