Meet 農 in words about farming and rural life. Learn each reading with the whole word.

The idea

農 has 13 strokes and is read のう in 農業（のうぎょう）, 農家（のうか） and 農村（のうそん）. Follow the linked stroke diagram and use the table to connect each compound to its meaning.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
農業のうぎょうMy grandfather works in agriculture.
農家のうかA farming family grows vegetables in this village.
農村のうそんI visited a farming village last summer.

Examples

  • 祖父そふは農業のうぎょうに従事じゅうじしています。My grandfather works in agriculture.
  • この村むらでは農家のうかが野菜やさいを育そだてています。A farming family grows vegetables in this village.
  • 去年きょねんの夏なつに農村のうそんを訪おとずれました。I visited a farming village last summer.
  • この大学だいがくでは農業のうぎょうの技術ぎじゅつを研究けんきゅうしています。This university studies agricultural technology.
  • 農家のうかの人ひとたちは市場いちばで新あたらしい米こめを売うっています。Farmers sell fresh rice at the market.
  • 私わたしたちは学校がっこうで農業のうぎょうについて学まなびました。We learned about agriculture at school.

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Watch out

農業 is agriculture as an activity or industry; 農家 refers to a farming household or farmer, while 農村 is a farming village. Do not confuse 農 with 濃, which has the water component and means thick or concentrated.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 農業 in hiragana.

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    のうぎょう

    農業 is のうぎょう: it means agriculture, as in working in agriculture.

  2. Write the reading of 農村 in hiragana.

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    のうそん

    農村 is のうそん: it means a farming village, a place rather than an occupation.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿家（のうか）［農／濃］.

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    農

    農 completes 農家（のうか）, a farming household or farmer. 濃 has a different meaning.

Use it today

Write 農 following the diagram. Cover the table, read 農業 and 農村 aloud, then make a sentence about a 農家.