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穫

穫·harvest

On-yomi
カク
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

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18 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
収穫しゅうかくharvest; gains, results
収穫期しゅうかくきharvest season
収穫量しゅうかくりょうyield, crop volume
収穫祭しゅうかくさいharvest festival

Example sentences

  1. 今年は米の収穫が多かった。

    ことしはこめのしゅうかくがおおかった。

    The rice harvest was large this year.

  2. 今回の会議は収穫が大きかった。

    こんかいのかいぎはしゅうかくがおおきかった。

    This meeting yielded a lot.

  3. ぶどうの収穫期は九月ごろだ。

    ぶどうのしゅうかくきはくがつごろだ。

    The grape harvest season is around September.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Writing 収獲 instead of 収穫 for a crop harvest
  • Forgetting that 収穫 is also used figuratively for what you gain from a meeting or trip

Memory aid

Picture it

Grain (禾) gathered by hand from the grass — the harvest twin of 獲.

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