稼か穡しょく

noun

planting and harvesting; farming

A formal, literary term for agricultural work, especially the cycle of planting and harvesting. Rare in everyday speech; more common modern equivalents include 農業 (のうぎょう) or 農作業 (のうさぎょう).

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、稼か穡しょくの時じ期きについて詳くわしく記しるされている。

  In old documents, the timing of planting and harvesting is described in detail.