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作柄 (さくがら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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年ねん
並な
み
だ
。
This year's rice crop is about average.
Because of the prolonged rain, the vegetable crop is poor.
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.)
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
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
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
This novel is executed with excellent craftsmanship.
Kanji 作 make, production, prepare Related words 収穫 refers to the harvest itself or the act of harvesting, while 作柄 describes the condition or quality of the growing crop.
収量 is a technical term for the quantity yielded, whereas 作柄 covers both the growing condition and the resulting quantity.
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.
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.
