Japanese

しゅうかく
Meaning: harvest; crop; results; gains
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

収
穫

Example sentences

When autumn comes, the golden rice ears ripen everywhere, and the harvest season arrives.
今年は去年の三倍の収穫があった。
This year's harvest was three times that of last year.
今年の収穫量は、前年を大幅に上回った。
This year's harvest significantly exceeded that of the previous year.
江戸時代の農民は、収穫した米を年貢として納めた。
Farmers in the Edo period paid harvested rice as land tax.
今年は冷害の影響で、東北地方の米の収穫量が激減した。
This year, due to the effects of cold weather damage, rice yields in the Tohoku region plummeted.
今年の収穫量は、押しなべて例年より高い。
The harvest this year is generally higher than usual.
収穫の後の畑には、取り残しの野菜がいくつか転がっていた。
In the field after the harvest, several leftover vegetables were rolling around.
昔の農民は稼穡に励み、豊かな収穫を祈った。
Ancient farmers worked hard at farming and prayed for a bountiful harvest.

Usage Notes

Used literally for agricultural harvesting or figuratively for gains or results from an activity.

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