Translation guide
A berm is a raised strip of land, often used for landscaping, fortification, or along roadsides. This guide covers how to express this concept in Japanese, from technical terms to everyday descriptions.
A raised bank of earth, often used in gardens, parks, or for screening.
General term for an embankment or raised earth, commonly used in landscaping and construction.
We made a flower bed by building up a berm in the garden.
Often refers to a bank or levee, but can describe a raised earthen ridge in a landscape.
Grass grows on the berm in the park.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'a small mound of earth', useful when a specific term isn't known.
That small earthen mound was built as a windbreak.
A raised strip of land beside a road, often unpaved.
A raised earthwork used in military defenses or ancient structures.
A flat strip cut into a hillside, often for paths or agriculture.
The English word 'berm' has no single exact equivalent in Japanese. Using the loanword バーム may not be understood outside specific contexts. Choose a term based on the specific type of berm.
Riding on the berm in a bicycle race is dangerous.
Cannons were placed on the berm.
We put a bench on the berm of the slope.