also: こめつくり
rice cultivation; rice farming
Refers to the entire process of growing rice, from planting to harvest.
日本の農村では、今でも米作りが盛んに行われている。
In rural Japan, rice cultivation is still actively practiced.
祖父は若い頃から米作りに携わってきた。
My grandfather has been involved in rice farming since he was young.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading こめづくり is the most common pronunciation.
Alternate reading; less common than こめづくり.
Compound of 米 (こめ, 'rice') and 作り (つくり, 'making, cultivation'), from the verb 作る (つくる, 'to make, grow').