農|のうnou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounfarming; agriculture

• Synonym農業のうぎょうNeutralThe most common word for agriculture as an industry. 「農」 alone is more written, seen mainly in compounds or policy and slogan language.
• Synonym農耕のうこうWrittenWritten/formal: tilling fields to raise crops, used mostly in historical or cultural contexts such as 「農耕民族」. 「農」 is a general term for agriculture.
• Synonym耕作こうさくNeutralRefers to cultivating fields, with an emphasis on the concrete labor involved. 「農」 is a general term for agriculture.
• Synonym農作のうさくNeutralRefers to growing crops and is rarely used alone. 「農」 on its own leans written/formal, appearing mostly in compounds or slogans, as in 「農のある暮らし」.
• Related農芸のうげいWrittenWritten/formal: agricultural technique, or agriculture together with horticulture, as in 「農芸化学」. 「農」 is a general term for agriculture.

For agriculture as an industry, use 「農業」, the everyday default. 「農耕」 fits historical or cultural contexts, 「耕作」 hands-on field work, 「農作」 crop growing (rare alone), 「農芸」 in formal terms like 「農芸化学」. 「農」 alone appears mostly in compounds or slogans.

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1. （ノウ）農業のうぎょう。