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農作物 (のうさくぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
crops ; agricultural produce
Refers to plants grown by farming, especially as products of agriculture. Common in news, agriculture, and everyday discussion of food production or crop damage.
く
の
農のう
作さく
物ぶつ
に
被ひ
害がい
が
出で
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The typhoon damaged many crops.
Kanji 作 make, production, prepare Similar words 作さく 物もつ A more general word for crops; 農作物 explicitly emphasizes agricultural production.
農のう 産さん 物ぶつ Often means agricultural products as goods or produce, while 農作物 focuses more on the crops grown in fields.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound combining 農, meaning farming or agriculture, with 作物, meaning crops or produce. The two readings reflect alternate readings of 作物 within the compound.
