コンバイン

こんばいん
noun
combine harvester
tool
1. combine harvester
A large agricultural machine that reaps a crop, threshes it, and separates the grain from the straw in a single continuous operation. In Japan most commonly used for the rice harvest.
コンバインで稲(いね)を刈(か)る。
to harvest rice with a combine.
秋(あき)になるとコンバインが田(た)んぼを走(はし)り回(まわ)る。
When autumn comes, combines run around the rice paddies.
コンバインの普及(ふきゅう)で稲刈(いねか)りの作業(さぎょう)は大幅(おおはば)に楽(らく)になった。
The spread of combine harvesters has made the work of harvesting rice far easier.

A combine harvester. The name comes from the machine's combining of several harvest steps into one.

Common collocations

Usage

In Japanese agriculture コンバイン usually refers to the machine used for the rice (稲(いね)) harvest.

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Added 2026.7.24 21:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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