農園(のうえん)

のうえん
noun
farm; plantation; agricultural estate
1. farm; plantation; agricultural estate
a cultivated area for growing crops or raising livestock, often implying a larger or more organized operation than a simple field
コーヒー農園(のうえん)を見学(けんがく)した。
I visited a coffee plantation.
祖父(そふ)は小(ちい)さな農園(のうえん)で野菜(やさい)を育(そだ)てている。
My grandfather grows vegetables on a small farm.
市民(しみん)農園(のうえん)を借(か)りて、週末(しゅうまつ)に家族(かぞく)で農作業(のうさぎょう)を楽(たの)しんでいる。
We rent a community garden plot and enjoy farming as a family on weekends.

Covers a range from large commercial plantations (coffee, tea, fruit) to small community garden plots. In modern urban Japan, 市民(しみん)農園(のうえん) (community garden/allotment) is a popular concept where city dwellers can rent small plots.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 市民(しみん)農園(のうえん): community garden, allotment
  • 観光(かんこう)農園(のうえん): tourist farm (pick-your-own)
  • 果樹(かじゅ)農園(のうえん): fruit farm/orchard
  • 農園(のうえん)経営(けいえい): farm management
  • 貸(か)し農園(のうえん): rental garden plot

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 農場(のうじょう): farm �� more general, often larger scale or livestock-oriented
  • 畑(はたけ): field, vegetable garden — a specific cultivated plot, smaller scale
  • 牧場(ぼくじょう): ranch, pasture — specifically for livestock
  • 果樹園(かじゅえん): orchard — specifically for fruit trees

ETYMOLOGY:
農(のう) (agriculture) + 園(えん) (garden, park). The 園(えん) component gives it a slightly more cultivated or managed nuance than 農場(のうじょう).

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