田た起おこし

noun

rice paddy plowing; tilling a rice field

Agricultural term for the first plowing of a rice paddy before planting. Often done in spring. Related to 田打ち (たうち).

See also: 田打ち (たうち)

• 春はるになると、農のう家かは田た起おこしを始はじめる。

  When spring comes, farmers begin plowing the rice paddies.