畝立て

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 畝立て(うねたて) is the work of raising soil into long ridges in a field.
• Basic usage: It describes preparing a field before planting or making ridges with a machine.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The result and the work
  • 畝 is the ridge itself, while 畝立て is the work of making it.
  • 畝を立てる also means making ridges. Here, 立てる occurs in the context of raising and shaping soil.