Japanese symbol for “farming”
農業
のうぎょう
Romaji: nougyou
agriculture; farming
In Japanese, farming is 農業, read のうぎょう (nougyou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n agriculture; farming
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “farming”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 農 | のう nou | farming; agriculture |
| 農耕 | のうこう noukou | farming; agriculture; cultivation |
| 営農 | えいのう einou | farming; agriculture |
| 耕作 | こうさく kousaku | cultivation; farming |
| 百姓 | ひゃくしょう hyakushou | farming |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 農家 | のうか nouka | farmer; farming family |
| 農民 | のうみん noumin | farmer; peasant |
| 農場 | のうじょう noujou | farm (agriculture) |
| 農村 | のうそん nouson | agricultural community; farm village |
| 農地 | のうち nouchi | agricultural land; farmland |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
See also: Chinese symbol for “farming”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.