Translation guide
Describes land that is lower in elevation than surrounding areas, often near water or in valleys. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific nouns and adjectives depending on context.
To refer to an area of land that is lower than its surroundings, often flat and sometimes prone to flooding.
This area has a lot of low ground.
Low ground is at risk of flooding.
A zone or belt of low ground, often used in geographical descriptions.
That low ground zone is suitable for agriculture.
To describe low ground that is wet, swampy, or marshy, often near rivers or coasts.
To refer to low ground that is surrounded by higher land, such as a valley floor or basin.
To contrast low ground with high ground, especially in tactical or strategic contexts.
沼地に足を取られた。
I got stuck in the swampy low ground.
谷底の集落は霧に包まれていた。
The village on the low ground of the valley floor was shrouded in fog.
敵は低地に陣取った。
The enemy took up position on low ground.