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埋め立て (うめたて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
land reclamation ; landfill
Refers to the process of creating new land from the sea or other bodies of water by filling with earth, sand, or waste. Often used in environmental, construction, and urban planning contexts.
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In this area, the environmental impact of land reclamation work is being debated.
Written forms 埋う め 立た て Usage 39%
Standard spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
埋うめ 立たて Usage 49%
Abbreviated kanji spelling, often seen in official or technical contexts.
埋うめ 立た て Usage 12%
Variant with 送り仮名 on the second kanji; less common but still used.
Kanji 埋 bury, be filled up, embedded Similar words 干かん 拓たく 干拓 refers specifically to draining shallow sea or lake areas to create land, while 埋め立て involves filling with materials.
埋う め 立た てる The verb form meaning 'to reclaim land' or 'to fill in'; 埋め立て is the nominalized form.
Etymology Compound of 埋め (ume, continuative form of 埋める 'to bury, fill') + 立て (tate, continuative form of 立てる 'to set up, erect'), literally 'filling and setting up'. The combination expresses the action of filling in an area to create solid ground.
