Japanese

のうか
Meaning: farmer; farm household
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

農
家

Example sentences

My grandfather has been working as a farmer for many years.
その店は毎朝農家から新鮮な野菜を仕入れている。
The shop stocks fresh vegetables from the farm every morning.
今回の台風で、農家は甚大な被害を被った。
Farmers suffered enormous damage due to this typhoon.
農家は春に畑を耕します。
Farmers plow their fields in the spring.
農家は畑に肥料をまいた。
The farmer sowed fertilizer in the field.
夏の夕方、農家は用水路の水を田んぼへ引いた。
On a summer evening, the farmer drew water from the irrigation canal into the rice paddy.
農業の効率化のため、無人機を活用する農家が増えている。
The number of farmers utilizing drones to improve agricultural efficiency is increasing.
農家から直接買った玄米を精米した。
I polished the brown rice I bought directly from the farmer.
農家は畑に厩肥を撒いた。
The farmer scattered manure on the field.

Usage Notes

Refers both to the people who farm and the household as an economic unit.

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