休 耕 期

きゅうこうき

noun

fallow period; off-season for farming

1. fallow period; off-season for farming

A period during which farmland is left unplanted, either to rest the soil or because it is not the growing season.

冬(ふゆ)は休耕期(きゅうこうき)だ。

Winter is the fallow period.

休耕期(きゅうこうき)に土(つち)を休(やす)ませる。

Rest the soil during the fallow period.

休耕期(きゅうこうき)の間(あいだ)に農機具(のうきぐ)の手入(てい)れをする。

During the fallow period, we maintain the farm equipment.

Formed from 休耕(きゅうこう) (leaving land fallow) + 期(き) (period). Refers to when fields are deliberately left uncultivated.

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Added 2026.7.22 21:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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