収量

Reading

Kana: しゅうりょう

Romaji: shūryō

Definition

noun

1

yield; size of harvest

Kanji

収

Readings: シュウ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる

Meanings: income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store

量

Readings: リョウ、 はか.る

Meanings: quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise

Example Sentences

除草剤(じょそうざい)耐性(たいせい)品種(ひんしゅ)でなぜ収量(しゅうりょう)が増(ふ)えるのか？

➥Why do yields increase with herbicide-resistant varieties?

収量(しゅうりょう)が多(おお)いからといって尊(とうと)いとは思(おも)わないが、ドカンと発生(はっせい)していると、毒(どく)菌(きん)でもうれしいもんだ。

➥I don't think that they are valuable just because they have a large crop, but I'm glad when they sprout in great numbers - even when they are poison mushrooms.