noun
ridges and paths between fields
Archaic literary term for the raised earth between fields and the paths that run alongside them; not used in modern everyday language.
古い漢詩に「壟畝」という語が出てくる。
The word 壟畝 appears in old Chinese-style poetry.
noun
countryside; civilian life
By extension, refers to rural areas or the life of common people, away from the capital or officialdom. Extremely rare and literary.
「壟畝」は田園や民間を指す古い表現だ。
壟畝 is an old expression referring to the countryside or civilian life.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 壟 (ridge) and 畝 (furrow) combine to describe agricultural land, and the word is used in classical Chinese-influenced Japanese texts.