耕

Kanji
耕
Level
N1
Meaning
Farming, cultivate
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
た.がえる、た.すく
Strokes
10
Common compounds

耕地 (こうち) cultivated land 耕す (たがやす) to till, to cultivate 農耕 (のうこう) farming

Memory hook

The 'horse' (馬) and 'plow' (耒) components suggest using a horse to pull a plow for farming.

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