収穫

しゅうかく

Harvest, crop, yield

N3noun·shuukaku

How to remember it

収 (gather) plus 穫 (reap)—gathering in what was reaped from the fields.

Example sentences

  • 秋は稲の収穫の時期だ。

    あきはいねのしゅうかくのじきだ。

    Autumn is rice harvest season.

  • 今年の収穫は豊作だった。

    ことしのしゅうかくはほうさくだった。

    This year's harvest was abundant.

Usage

Often metaphorical—「収穫があった」means you gained or learned a lot.

Related words

農業豊作作物

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