rice harvesting; rice reaping
Refers specifically to the act of cutting and gathering rice plants, a key agricultural activity in Japan.
秋になると、田んぼで稲刈りが始まる。
In autumn, rice harvesting begins in the paddies.
今年の稲刈りは天気に恵まれた。
This year's rice harvest was blessed with good weather.
I harvested rice in my grandfather's paddy field.
Autumn is the rice harvesting season.
On my day off, I helped a farmer with the rice harvest.