酪農家(らくのうか)

らくのうか
noun
dairy farmer
1. dairy farmer; dairy producer
A person who raises dairy cattle and produces milk and other dairy products as their livelihood.
北海道(ほっかいどう)には酪農家(らくのうか)が多(おお)い。
There are many dairy farmers in Hokkaido.
酪農家(らくのうか)は毎朝(まいあさ)早(はや)くから搾乳(さくにゅう)をする。
Dairy farmers milk the cows from early every morning.
飼料(しりょう)価格(かかく)の高騰(こうとう)で、多(おお)くの酪農家(らくのうか)が経営(けいえい)に苦(くる)しんでいる。
Due to soaring feed prices, many dairy farmers are struggling financially.

Composed of 酪農(らくのう) (dairy farming) + 家(か) (professional/practitioner). Hokkaido is the center of Japanese dairy farming, producing over half of the country's raw milk.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 酪農家(らくのうか)を営(いとな)む: to run a dairy farm
  • 若手(わかて)酪農家(らくのうか): young dairy farmer
  • 酪農家(らくのうか)の減少(げんしょう): decline in dairy farmers
  • 酪農家(らくのうか)を支援(しえん)する: to support dairy farmers

RELATED WORDS:

  • 酪農(らくのう): dairy farming
  • 畜産(ちくさん): livestock farming — broader, includes all animal husbandry
  • 農家(のうか): farmer — general term for any farmer
  • 牧場(ぼくじょう): ranch/farm — the place where animals are raised
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