Translation guide
A person or company that grows plants, crops, or other organisms for sale or consumption. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 生産者 (seisansha), but other terms apply depending on what is grown and the context.
To refer to a person or business that cultivates plants or crops, typically for commercial purposes.
The most common and neutral term for a producer or grower of agricultural products. It can refer to individuals or companies.
この野菜は地元の生産者から直接買っています。
We buy these vegetables directly from local growers.
Literally 'cultivator', this term emphasizes the act of growing and is used for plants, flowers, or crops. Slightly more formal or technical.
彼は有名なバラの栽培者です。
He is a famous rose grower.
Means 'farm household' or 'farmer'. It is commonly used for growers who are farmers, especially in a traditional or family-farm context.
この地域の農家は主に米を育てています。
The growers in this region mainly cultivate rice.
Used for someone who raises or breeds organisms, such as plants, fish, or livestock. Often implies a nurturing or developmental role.
彼女は新品種の育成者として知られています。
She is known as a grower of new varieties.
To specify the type of crop or plant being grown, often by combining the crop name with a suffix.
Attach the crop name directly before 農家 (farmer) to indicate a grower of that specific crop. Common and natural.
Similar to the above but using 生産者 (producer). Slightly more formal or business-oriented.
ぶどう生産者
grape grower
Used for specialized or technical contexts, such as horticulture. Less common in everyday speech.
蘭の栽培者
orchid grower
To refer to someone who raises livestock, poultry, or aquatic organisms.
Specifically refers to a commercial aquaculture or fish farmer. Also used for shellfish and seaweed growers.
この地域の養殖業者は真珠の養殖で有名です。
The growers in this area are famous for pearl cultivation.
Means 'livestock farmer'. Used for growers of cattle, pigs, chickens, etc.
彼は大規模な畜産農家です。
He is a large-scale livestock grower.
General term for someone who raises or keeps animals, including pets, livestock, or experimental animals. Not specifically commercial.
その犬の飼育者はとても親切です。
The dog's grower (breeder) is very kind.
To refer specifically to someone who cultivates mushrooms.
Direct translation for mushroom grower. きのこ農家 (kinoko nouka) is also common.
彼はきのこ栽培者として成功しました。
He succeeded as a mushroom grower.
生産者 is the broadest term for any producer, including growers. 農家 specifically implies a farming household or farmer, often with a traditional nuance. 栽培者 is more technical and focuses on the act of cultivation, suitable for horticulture or specialized crops.
生産者は市場に野菜を出荷します。
Growers ship vegetables to the market.
農家の人たちは朝早く起きます。
Farmers (growers) get up early in the morning.
成長者 (seichousha) means 'a person who grows (matures)' in a personal development sense, not a cultivator of plants. Do not use it for agricultural contexts.