耕こう作さく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

耕作する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to the act of tilling and working the land to grow crops; often used in agricultural, economic, or policy contexts.

〈場ば所しょ〉を耕こう作さくするto cultivate (a piece of land)
この地ち域いきでは多おおくの農家うかが水すい田でんを耕こう作さくしている。
In this region, many farmers cultivate paddy fields.
耕こう作さくに従じゅう事じするto be engaged in farming/cultivation
彼かれは先せん祖ぞ代だい々だい、耕こう作さくに従じゅう事じしてきた。
He has been engaged in farming for generations, following his ancestors.
耕こう作さくに適てきするto be suitable for cultivation
この土と地ちは耕こう作さくに適てきしていないと言いわれている。
This land is said to be unsuitable for cultivation.

農のう耕こうN1
農耕 refers broadly to farming as a way of life or activity, while 耕作 focuses narrowly on the physical act of tilling and working a specific piece of land.
農のう業ぎょうN3
農業 is the whole industry of agriculture, while 耕作 specifically refers to the physical act of cultivating land.
栽さい培ばいN2
栽培 focuses on growing and raising plants (including in greenhouses or pots), whereas 耕作 emphasizes working the soil itself.
開かい墾こん
開墾 means clearing and reclaiming wild or virgin land for farming, while 耕作 is the ongoing act of cultivating land already suited for crops.

農のう作さく
農作 refers to agricultural production or crops in general, while 耕作 specifically denotes the act of tilling and working land; the two are easily confused because of the shared 作 and similar sound.

From 耕 (plow, till) + 作 (make, work). The compound directly conveys the idea of working the soil for crop production.