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耕 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「耒」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「耒」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
たがや(す)tagaya(su)
Meaning
to plough; cultivate

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

耒 "plough" plus 井 "divided fields"; turning the soil of a field — hence "to cultivate."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō耕作こうさく耕地こうち農耕のうこう
Kunたがやすtagayasu耕すたがやす

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 耕作こうさく

    cultivation; farming

  • 農耕のうこう

    agriculture

More words with this kanji

  • 耕耘こううん
  • 耦耕ぐうこう
  • 耕耨こうどう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

祖父(そふ)は畑(はたけ)を耕(たがや)している。

My grandfather is ploughing the field.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

耕作農耕耕作to mak…農farmin…耗wear…耘to wee…耙a harr…耡a hoe耦to plo…効effect厚thick格status航to sai…鉱ore
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Compound

Map of radical 耒Map of reading コウAll maps

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