Tillage - Kouun

Japanese: 耕耘 - こううん

〘 noun 〙 ("耘" means "to cut grass") To plow fields and remove weeds. To cultivate and grow crops. ※Shoku Nihongi - Reiki Year 1 (715), October, Otou "For _{the wealthy people} , work is _all _about food. Therefore, men _{work hard at} _plowing and women _{work hard} _{at weaving.} " ※Fukuo Hyakuwa (1897)〈Fukuzawa Yukichi〉37 "It is no different from neglecting plowing and hoping for seedlings to grow." 〔Guanzi - Eight Views〕

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「耘」は「くさぎる」で、草を刈ること) 田畑を耕して雑草を除去すること。たがやして作物を作ること。※続日本紀‐霊亀元年（715）一〇月乙卯「富_レ民之本、務従_二貨食_一。故男勤_二耕耘_一、女脩_二織_一」※福翁百話（1897）〈福沢諭吉〉三七「耕耘(カウウン)を怠りて苗の成長を求むに異ならず」〔管子‐八観〕

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