耕作

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 耕作, read こうさく, combines 耕, working the soil, with 作, producing or cultivating.
• Basic usage: It refers to working land to grow crops, as in 畑を耕作する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Grammar and combinations
  • It also appears in the passive, as in 耕作されない土地, and focuses on agricultural use rather than ordinary garden care.