Kanji Detail of 穫
穫
| Level: | N1 Mid |
| Strokes: | 18 |
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The kanji 穫 primarily means "harvest," "to reap," or "to gather in a crop." It refers to the act of collecting the mature grains or fruits of a plant, representing the culmination of agricultural efforts. This kanji evokes images of fields, farmers, and the bounty of the land.
・On-yomi (音読み): かく (kaku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): と(る) (to(ru)) - to reap, to harvest
⚫︎ 収穫 (しゅうかく) Translation: Harvest; to harvest; to gather in ⚫︎ 稲 (いね) の収穫 Translation: Rice harvest ⚫︎ 収穫量 (しゅうかくりょう) Translation: Yield; amount harvested
The kanji 穫 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The radical is 禾 (のぎへん, nogihen), which represents "grain" or "cereal." The phonetic component is 蒦 (かく, kaku), which contributes the sound and possibly related meaning elements. Together, these components convey the idea of harvesting grain, combining the concept of grain with the sound and possibly the meaning element from the phonetic component.