noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. cultivation, farming.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
耕作 こうさく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

till, plow, cultivate
コウ たがや.す こお (5th, N2)
come, plough, three-branch tree radical (no. 127)
ライ ルイ き (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
make, production, prepare
サク つく.る サ (2nd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
though, notwithstanding, while
サ サク -なが.ら (Kentei Pre-1)