agriculture

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is のう, and no kun reading is listed. It has 13 strokes and relates to farming and agricultural activity.
• Basic usage: 農業 is read のうぎょう, and 農家 is read のうか.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 農業 / 農家
  • 農業 means agriculture or farming and is read のうぎょう. It refers to agriculture or the activity of farming crops.
  • 気候の変化は農業にも大きな影響を与える。 means “Climate change also has a major effect on agriculture.”
  • 農家 means farmer or farm household and is read のうか. It refers to a farmer or the farm household to which that person belongs.
  • 近所の農家から新鮮な野菜を買った。 means “I bought fresh vegetables from a nearby farmer.”