Quick answer
農 is the kanji for "Agriculture". Its reading is のう (nou). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Agriculture
Also : Farming · Farmer
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 農 represents 'AGRICULTURE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of agriculture.
On-reading: のう — remember this sound by associating it with agriculture.
Example Sentences
週末に農業体験に参加して、野菜の収穫の大変さを実感しました。
しゅうまつにのうぎょうたいけんにさんかして、やさいのしゅうかくのたいへんさをじっかんしました。
I participated in a farming experience on the weekend and came to appreciate how hard it is to harvest vegetables.
農村地帯を旅行して、都会とは異なる豊かな自然の魅力を発見しました。
のうそんちたいをりょこうして、とかいとはことなるゆたかなしぜんのみりょくをはっけんしました。
Traveling through the rural countryside, I discovered the appeal of nature that is different from the city.
Vocabulary using 農
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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