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.
朝から農作業をする。
I do farm work from the morning.
祖父は毎日農作業に汗を流している。
My grandfather works up a sweat doing farm work every day.
機械化が進んで農作業の負担が大きく減った。
Mechanization has advanced and the burden of farm work has decreased significantly.
Compound of 農 (agriculture) + 作業 (work/labor). Emphasizes the hands-on physical tasks of farming.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 農作業をする (to do farm work)
- 農作業に従事する (to engage in farm work)
- 農作業を手伝う (to help with farm work)
- 農作業の合間に (between farm tasks)