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Japanese symbol for “farming”

Romaji: nougyou
agriculture; farming

In Japanese, farming is , read (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

  1. n agriculture; farming

Kanji and stroke order

agriculture, farmers
on: ノウ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
business, vocation, arts
on: ギョウ、ゴウ
kun: わざ
13 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “farming”

WordReadingMeaning
のう noufarming; agriculture
のうこう noukoufarming; agriculture; cultivation
えいのう einoufarming; agriculture
こうさく kousakucultivation; farming
ひゃくしょう hyakushoufarming

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
のうか noukafarmer; farming family
のうみん nouminfarmer; peasant
のうじょう noujoufarm (agriculture)
のうそん nousonagricultural community; farm village
のうち nouchiagricultural land; farmland
きぎょう kigyouenterprise; business; company
じぎょう jigyoubusiness; enterprise; venture
えいぎょう eigyoubusiness; 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.

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