肥料

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 肥料 and read ひりょう, it denotes a substance supplied to soil or plants to support growth.
• Basic usage: It is used for spreading nutrients on a field or choosing a formula for a crop.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Not soil itself
  • Fertilizer supplements nutrients; it is not the growing medium as a whole.