播種期(はしゅき)

はしゅき
noun
sowing season; seeding period
1. sowing season; seeding period
The time of year when seeds are planted. An agricultural term for the optimal period to sow crops, which varies by region, climate, and crop type.
春(はる)は稲(いね)の播種期(はしゅき)だ。
Spring is the sowing season for rice.
播種期(はしゅき)を逃(のが)すと収穫(しゅうかく)に影響(えいきょう)が出(で)る。
Missing the sowing season will affect the harvest.
地域(ちいき)によって播種期(はしゅき)が異(こと)なるので、地元(じもと)の農家(のうか)に聞(き)くのが一番(いちばん)だ。
The sowing season differs by region, so it's best to ask local farmers.

Composed of 播種(はしゅ) (sowing, seeding) and 期(き) (period, season). 播種(はしゅ) itself combines 播(は) (to sow, to scatter) and 種(しゅ) (seed). An agricultural term that appears in farming guides, weather reports during planting season, and discussions of traditional farming calendars.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 播種期(はしゅき)に入(はい)る: to enter the sowing season
  • 播種期(はしゅき)を迎(むか)える: to welcome the sowing season
  • 適正(てきせい)播種期(はしゅき): optimal sowing period
  • 播種期(はしゅき)が遅(おく)れる: the sowing season is delayed

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 種まき(たねまき): seed sowing — the native Japanese word for the same activity, more common in everyday speech
  • 田植え(たうえ): rice planting — specifically transplanting rice seedlings into paddies
  • 収穫期(しゅうかくき): harvest season — the counterpart period at the end of the growing cycle
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Added 2026.5.2 20:29
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