JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 耕: "till, plow, cultivate"
The kanji 耕 means "till, plow, cultivate". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read コウ in on'yomi and たがや.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たがや.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | till, plow, cultivate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1568 of 2,501 |
Common words with 耕
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 耕すto till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
- 農耕farming; agriculture; cultivation
- 耕作cultivation; farming
- 耕地arable land; plantation; farmland · fazenda; hacienda; large estate
- 耕作地cultivated land
- 馬耕tilling with horses
- 休耕地fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
- 休耕lying fallow; leaving a field uncultivated
- 農耕地arable land
- 農耕民族agricultural people
- 筆耕making a living copying or writing
- 耕作者cultivator
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