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農業 (のうぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun
agriculture ; farming
Refers broadly to the industry or activity of growing crops and raising farm products; can describe both the economic sector and practical farming work.
業ぎょう
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従じゅう
事じ
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My grandfather has been engaged in farming for many years.
Kanji 業 business, vocation, arts Similar words 農のう 家か 農業 is the activity or industry of farming; 農家 refers to a farming household or a farmer.
農のう 学がく 農学 is the academic study of agriculture, while 農業 refers to agriculture as work or an industry.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 農 means agriculture or farming, and 業 means work, trade, or industry. The compound straightforwardly denotes the work or industry of farming.
