Vocabulary

What does 農薬 (のうやく, nouyaku) mean?

農薬 (のうやく, nouyaku) means agricultural chemicals, pesticide.

Quick facts
Readingのうやく
Romajinouyaku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
のうやく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnouyaku

agricultural chemicals, pesticide

  1. 1noun agricultural chemical; agrochemical; agrichemical

Example sentences

  • Overuse of agricultural pesticides is bad for the body.

  • This vegetable is grown without pesticides.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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