作さく柄がら

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

crop condition; harvest; yield

Refers to how well crops have grown and, by extension, the resulting harvest or yield. Common in reports such as 作柄が良い, 作柄が悪い, or 平年並みの作柄.

今年ことしの米こめの作さく柄がらは平へい年ねん並な

み

だ

。

This year's rice crop is about average.

長なが雨あめの影えい響きょうで、野や菜さいの作さく柄がらが悪わるい。

Because of the prolonged rain, the vegetable crop is poor.

2

noun

quality of an artistic work; workmanship; level of execution

Used in criticism or discussion of created works, especially literary or artistic works, to describe the quality or finish of the work. This is more specialized than the everyday word 出来.

この短たん編ぺん集しゅうは作さく品ひんごとに作さく柄がらにばらつきがある。
The quality varies from piece to piece in this short-story collection.
晩ばん年ねんの作さく品ひんとしては作さく柄がらが充じゅう実じつしている。
For a work from his later years, it is rich and well executed.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の作さく柄がらが〈形けい容よう詞し〉the growing condition/yield of a crop is (good/bad/etc.)
今年ことしは米こめの作さく柄がらが良よい。
This year's rice crop is in good condition.
作さく柄がらを発はっ表ぴょうするto announce a crop yield forecast
農のう林りん水すい産さん省しょうが今年ことしの作さく柄がらを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The Ministry of Agriculture announced this year's crop yield forecast.
平へい年ねん並なみの作さく柄がらan average-year crop condition/yield
今年ことしの小こ麦むぎは平へい年ねん並なみの作さく柄がらとなった。
This year's wheat turned out to be an average yield.
〈物もの〉の作さく柄がらが優すぐれているthe workmanship/quality of a work is excellent
この小しょう説せつは作さく柄がらが優すぐれている。
This novel is executed with excellent craftsmanship.

Kanji

作make, production, prepare
柄design, pattern, build

Related words

収しゅう穫かくN3sense 1
収穫 refers to the harvest itself or the act of harvesting, while 作柄 describes the condition or quality of the growing crop.
収しゅう量りょう sense 1
収量 is a technical term for the quantity yielded, whereas 作柄 covers both the growing condition and the resulting quantity.
出で来き
出来 is the everyday word for how something turned out, while 作柄 is a more specialized term used for crops or the finish of artistic works.
作さっ況きょう指し数すう
作柄 broadly describes how a harvest turned out (e.g. good or poor), while 作況指数 is the specific numeric index used to quantify that condition relative to an average year.

Built from

作さく+柄がら

Etymology

A compound of 作, associated with making, producing, or cultivating, and 柄, associated with character, type, or quality. The spelling conventionally reflects the condition of what is produced, whether a crop or an artistic work.