収穫
shūkaku[ɕɨːka̠kɯ̟]
The Japanese word for harvest is 収穫, which is pronounced shūkaku.
収穫 is used to describe both the process of gathering ripened crops and the resulting yield or amount of crops gathered. It can function as a noun meaning the harvest or the yield, or as part of a verb meaning to reap or bring in a harvest.
Meaning: to bring in a harvest, reap (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The noun 収穫 is composed of two parts: the kanji 収, meaning to collect or receive and the kanji 穫, meaning to gather or harvest.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
shūkaku
Did you know?
- The phrase 収穫 is used in gaming and digital contexts to describe 'looting' or collecting resources from a defeated enemy or a map.
- Japan has a unique 'harvest' tradition called 新嘗祭 (Niiname-sai), an ancient imperial rite where the Emperor offers the first grains of the new harvest to the gods.
- In modern Japanese, 収穫 is frequently used as a metaphor for 'learning' or 'gain' from an experience. A student might describe the knowledge they acquired during a trip as their 収穫.
Examples in context
- 明日はブドウを収穫するんだ。Tomorrow I'll harvest grapes.This sentence shows how to use 収穫 to express the action of harvesting grapes.Tatoeba #11426038 by bunbuku, translation #10345528 by CK
- 小麦の収穫はいつやるんですか？When will you harvest your wheat?This sentence demonstrates asking about the timing of the wheat harvest using 収穫.Tatoeba #9868416 by bunbuku, translation #65993 by CK
- 旱魃が収穫に深刻な被害をもたらした。The drought did severe damage to the harvest.This sentence illustrates how the word 収穫 is used when discussing the harvest as a yield that can be damaged.Tatoeba #3465135 by arnab, translation #281141 by CM
- 秋の収穫祭が町で開催されます。The autumn harvest festival will be held in the town.
- 最近、友達と一緒に収穫体験をしました。Recently, I had a harvest experience with my friends.
- これは私たちが去年の収穫から作ったジャムです。This is jam we made from last year's harvest.
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Example conversation
Yui and Yota are looking at a farm field.
- 結衣 Yui今年の収穫はいかがですか？Kotoshi no shuukaku wa ikaga desu ka?How is this year's harvest?
- 陽太 Yotaとても順調ですよ。Totemo juncho desu yo.It is going very well.
- 結衣 Yuiそれは良かったです。Sore wa yokatta desu.I am glad to hear that.
- 陽太 Yotaたくさん取れそうです。Takusan toresou desu.It looks like we will get a lot.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 収穫, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
