READING  コウ、たがや-す
MEANING  till
JLPT level N2 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
こうさく
cultivation, farming
せいこううどく
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather, living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
たがやす
to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate
こううんき
cultivator, farm tractor, tiller
 
Example sentences
耕作
農業は穀物を育てるための土壌の耕作と定義される。
Agriculture is defined as the cultivation of soil for growing crops.
晴耕雨読
晴耕雨読の人生にも少々は憧れるけれど、僕にはそんな生き方、3日ももたないだろうな。
I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.
耕す
農夫は土地を耕す。
Farmers cultivate the soil.
 
Lookalikes
 
セイ、(ショウ)、い 
well
 
どんぶり、(どん) 
bowl of food
 
イ、かこ-む、かこ-う 
surround