JLPT N2 · Noun

農薬 (nouyaku)

農薬 (のうやく, nouyaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “agricultural chemical; agrochemical”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: のうやく
Romaji: nouyaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

agricultural chemical; agrochemical; agrichemical · noun

Example sentences

彼らは果樹に農薬を散布している。

They are spraying the fruit trees.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 農薬

農

agriculture, farmersノウ · 13 strokes

薬

medicine, chemical, enamelヤク・くすり · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 農薬.

農家のうかfarmer農業のうぎょうagriculture農民のうみんfarmer農村のうそんagricultural community農産物のうさんぶつagricultural produce農耕のうこうfarming農場のうじょうfarm (agriculture)農地のうちagricultural land酪農らくのうdairy farming薬くすりmedicine薬指くすりゆびring finger薬品やくひんmedicine薬局やっきょくpharmacy薬やくdope

Source: JMdict entry 1470780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.