Illustration: In a Japanese market garden, a grower wearing gloves, protective clothing, goggles, and a mask directs a backpack sprayer nozzle toward an insect-infested cabbage. Several caterpillars and freshly chewed holes are clearly visible on the outer leaves.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

農のう薬やく

nouyaku

pesticide, agricultural chemical

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれらは果樹かじゅに農薬のうやくを散布さんぷしている。

    They are spraying the fruit trees.

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  2. たくさん農薬のうやく使つかってそうでこわい。

    I’m afraid of heavy pesticide use.

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  3. 大根だいこんの皮かわも料理りょうりに使つかえるというが、農薬のうやくが心配しんぱいなので捨すててしまうことが多おおい。

    I heard daikon skins can be used when cooking, but I’m worried about pesticides, so I usually throw them out.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 農薬

  • 農agriculture; farmersOnノウ
  • 薬medicine; chemicalOnヤクKunくすり

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