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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.