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沃野

よくや

N1fertile plain

Examples

川の両岸には見渡す限りの沃野が広がっていた。

長い用水路が乾いた土地を沃野に変えた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 沃野, read よくや, is a noun for an expanse of fertile land.
  • Basic usage: It describes terrain such as well-watered fields suitable for growing crops.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • The visible extent
    • 見渡す限りの沃野 means fertile fields extending as far as one can see.
  • Result of a change
    • In 土地を沃野に変えた, the land is what was transformed and fertile fields are the result. and mark these different roles.

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