耕

Cultivate, Farm

たがや (す)

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

Rice cultivation has shaped Japanese culture for over 2,000 years. The verb 耕す (tagayasu), meaning 'to cultivate,' is closely connected with traditional rice farming.

Memory Trick

Imagine a farmer guiding a plow across a rice field to prepare the soil. That farming action helps you remember 耕 means 'to cultivate.'

Readings

Onyomi: コウ (kou)

Kunyomi: たがや (す)

Example Words

耕す

たがやす (tagayasu)

To cultivate

農耕

のうこう (noukou)

Agriculture

耕地

こうち (kouchi)

Farmland

耕作

こうさく (kousaku)

Cultivation

Example Sentence

農家が畑を耕しています。

のうかがはたけをたがやしています。

nouka ga hatake o tagayashiteimasu

The farmer is cultivating the field.

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