穫
穫·harvest
- On-yomi
- カク
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
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.
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.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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