作さっ況きょう

also: さくきょう

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Meanings

1

crop conditions; harvest outlook; yield

Used in agricultural and economic contexts to refer to the state or prospects of a harvest. Often appears in news reports and official statistics.

今年ことしの作さっ況きょうは平へい年ねん並なみと見み込こまれている。
This year's crop conditions are expected to be about average.
作さっ況きょう指し数すうが発はっ表ぴょうされた。
The crop condition index was released.

Kanji

作make, production, prepare
況condition, situation

Related words

収しゅう穫かく
収穫 refers to the actual harvest or the act of harvesting, while 作況 refers to the condition or outlook of the crop.
作さく柄がら
作柄 also means crop conditions or harvest quality, but 作況 is more formal and often used in statistical or news contexts.

Word family

作さっ況きょう指し数すう
crop condition index; rice-crop index

Written forms

作況Usage100%
- さっきょう
  Standard kanji form; the reading さっきょう is the most common.
- さくきょう
  Alternate reading; less common than さっきょう.
さくきょう

Etymology

Compound of 作 (saku, 'crop, harvest') and 況 (kyō, 'condition, situation'). The reading さっきょう results from a common contraction of さくきょう.