収穫

しゅうかく · shuukaku · JLPT N3 · noun

crop

収穫 — crop

🌾 収穫 = gather in (収) + reap grain (穫)

収 means to collect or take in, as in 収入 (income). 穫 carries the grain radical 禾 and means to reap. Together: reaping the grain and bringing it in, so harvest. Sound hook: shuukaku ends like kaku, to rake in the crop.

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