Quick answer
耕 is the kanji for "till". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is たがや.す (tagayasu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
till
Also : plow · cultivate
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 耕 represents 'TILL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of till.
On-reading: こう — sounds like 'ko' in 'coat'. Kun-reading: たがや.す.
Example Sentences
都市部でも農業体験ができる体験農園で、初めて土を耕す体験をしました。
としぶでものうぎょうたいけんができるたいけんのうえんで、はじめてつちをたがやすたいけんをしました。
At an experience farm where you can try farming even in the city, I had my first experience of tilling the soil.
先人が耕した大地で、私たちは豊かな実りを得ています。
せんじんがたがやしただいちで、わたしたちはゆたかなみのりをえています。
We obtain abundant harvest on the land cultivated by our predecessors.
Vocabulary using 耕
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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