収 穫 期(しゅうかくき)

しゅうかくき

noun

harvest season; harvest time

plant-general time-period

1. harvest season; harvest time; harvesting period

The time of year when crops are ready to be gathered. Also used figuratively for the period when results of one's efforts become apparent.

稲(いね)の収穫期(しゅうかくき)を迎(むか)えた。

The rice harvest season has arrived.

収穫期(しゅうかくき)になると農家(のうか)は忙(いそが)しくなる。

Farmers get busy when harvest season comes.

ぶどうの収穫期(しゅうかくき)は地域(ちいき)によって異(こと)なるが、秋(あき)が一般的(いっぱんてき)だ。

The grape harvest season varies by region, but autumn is typical.

Compound of 収穫(しゅうかく) (harvest) + 期(き) (period). Primarily an agricultural term, but can be used metaphorically for when efforts bear fruit.

Common collocations

収穫期(しゅうかくき)を迎(むか)える: to reach harvest season
収穫期(しゅうかくき)に入(はい)る: to enter harvest season
収穫期(しゅうかくき)の農家(のうか): farmers during harvest

Related words

収穫(しゅうかく): harvest (the act or result)
植(う)え付(つ)け: planting (the beginning of the agricultural cycle)
作付(さくづ)け: cultivation; crop planting
実(みの)りの秋(あき): fruitful autumn (poetic expression for harvest season)

Related Words

Related: 植(う)え付(つ)け (planting)

Related: 作付(さくづ)け (cultivation)

Compare: 播種期(はしゅき) (sowing season)

Compare: 農繁期(のうはんき) (busy farming season)

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