What does 耕作 mean?
耕作 is a Japanese noun meaning “cultivation, farming” in English. It is written as 耕作 in kanji, こうさく in hiragana, and kousaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
３００年間、彼らは周囲の土地を耕作してきた。
For three hundred years they have farmed the surrounding land.