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, one of Japan's traditional agricultural practices.

RELATED TERMS:

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

稲作(いなさく) began in Japan around 300 BCE and has been central to Japanese culture and economy.

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