稲作(いなさく)

いなさく
noun
rice cultivation, rice farming
1. rice cultivation, rice farming
The practice of growing rice, especially wet-rice cultivation in paddies.
稲作(いなさく)に適(てき)している。
It is suitable for rice cultivation.
日本(にほん)の稲作(いなさく)の歴史(れきし)は長(なが)い。
Japan has a long history of rice cultivation.
盆地(ぼんち)は稲作(いなさく)に向(む)いている。
Basins are well-suited for rice farming.

稲作(いなさく) refers to rice cultivation — specifically wet-rice farming in paddies (水田(すいでん)). A compound of 稲(いな) (rice plant) + 作(さく) (cultivation).

RELATED TERMS:

  • 田(た)んぼ / 水田(すいでん): rice paddy
  • 稲(いね): rice plant (while growing)
  • 米(こめ): rice (harvested grain)
  • 田植(たう)え: rice planting (transplanting seedlings)
  • 稲刈(いねか)り: rice harvesting

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 稲作(いなさく)に適(てき)する: to be suitable for rice cultivation
  • 稲作(いなさく)農家(のうか): rice farmer
  • 稲作(いなさく)地帯(ちたい): rice-growing region

CULTURAL NOTE:
Rice farming has been central to Japanese culture and economy since it arrived around 300 BCE. Many Japanese festivals (祭(まつ)り) and customs are tied to the rice-growing cycle. The word is commonly encountered in geography, history, and social studies contexts.

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Added 2026.2.2 16:47 · Revised 2026.3.29 18:23
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