農業

のうぎょう · nougyou · JLPT N3 · noun

agribusiness

🌾🚜 農業 = farming 農 + industry 業: farming as an industry

業 (gyou) means business or work, as in 工業 kougyou (industry) and 授業 jugyou (class). Add 農 nou (farming) and you get the farming business, which is agriculture.

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