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耕

till
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingたがや.す
JōyōGrade 5KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. tillRtK
    土地を耕す。I till the earth.tatoeba
    反対側は狭い谷間の農耕地であった。The other side of the station consisted of croplands in a narrow valley.wiki
  2. plow
    農場主は一日中畑を耕した。The farmer plowed his field all day.tatoeba
    農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。Farmers turn up the soil with plows.tatoeba
  3. cultivate
    農夫は土地を耕す。Farmers cultivate the soil.tatoeba
  1. to till
  2. to plow
  3. to plough
  4. to cultivate

Popular Usage

耕地

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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christmas tree · well

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1949

Compound words

耕地こうち
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda
耕すたがやす
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
耕作こうさく
cultivation; farming
農耕のうこう
farming; agriculture; cultivation
耕具こうぐ
farm tools
耕耘こううん
plowing and weeding
耕作者こうさくしゃ
cultivator
耕耘機こううんき
cultivator
中耕機ちゅうこうき
cultivator
未耕地みこうち
uncultivated land
晴耕雨読せいこううどく
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather
不耕作地ふこうさくち
nonfarming land
動力耕耘機どうりょくこううんき
power cultivator

Additional Examples

当該農民は本村・新田それぞれの耕地において年貢負担を行った。
In this case, the farmers paid Nengu to both lords of their home village and their working fields.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 耕

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