米作

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 米作 is read as べいさく and means rice cultivation or rice farming.
• Basic usage: It can describe farming that thrives on flat land or tools formerly used to grow rice.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A regional form of farming
  • 米作 means cultivating rice by making use of the region's plains. Example: この地域では平地を利用した米作が盛んだ。
• Tools used in the past
  • 米作 identifies the purpose of the old farming tools being discussed. Example: 祖父から昔の米作の道具について話を聞いた。