農 作 業(のうさぎょう)

のうさぎょう

noun

farm work; agricultural labor

1. farm work; agricultural labor

Manual labor involved in farming, such as planting, harvesting, weeding, and tending crops. Refers to the physical tasks of agriculture rather than farm management.

朝(あさ)から農作業(のうさぎょう)をする。

I do farm work from the morning.

祖父(そふ)は毎日(まいにち)農作業(のうさぎょう)に汗(あせ)を流(なが)している。

My grandfather works up a sweat doing farm work every day.

機械化(きかいか)が進(すす)んで農作業(のうさぎょう)の負担(ふたん)が大(おお)きく減(へ)った。

Mechanization has advanced and the burden of farm work has decreased significantly.

農作業(のうさぎょう) refers to the hands-on physical tasks of farming — planting, weeding, harvesting, and tending crops.

Forms

農(のう) (agriculture) + 作業(さぎょう) (work, labor)

Common collocations

農作業(のうさぎょう)をする: to do farm work
農作業(のうさぎょう)に従事(じゅうじ)する: to engage in farm work (formal)
農作業(のうさぎょう)を手伝(てつだ)う: to help with farm work
農作業(のうさぎょう)の合間(あいま)に: between farm tasks
農作業(のうさぎょう)の負担(ふたん): the burden of farm work

Related words

農業(のうぎょう): agriculture, farming (the industry/occupation)
農家(のうか): farmer, farm household
田植(たう)え: rice planting
収穫(しゅうかく): harvesting

Similar words

農作業(のうさぎょう) emphasizes the physical labor aspect of farming, while 農業(のうぎょう) refers to farming as an industry or profession.

Related Words

Related: 農業(のうぎょう) (farming (industry))

Related: 農家(のうか) (farmer, farm household)

Related: 田植(たう)え (rice planting)

Related: 収穫(しゅうかく) (harvesting)

Compare: 農耕(のうこう) (farming)

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