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瘠地 (せきち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

瘠せき地ち

Meanings

1

noun

barren land; arid soil

Refers to land with poor soil that is unsuitable for cultivation. A technical or literary term; in everyday speech, 痩せ地 (やせち) is more common.

この地ち域いきは瘠せき地ちが多おおく、農のう業ぎょうには向むかない。
This region has a lot of barren land and is not suitable for farming.
瘠せき地ちを改かい良りょうして肥ひ沃よくな畑はたけに変かえる研けん究きゅうが進すすめられている。
Research is underway to improve arid soil and turn it into fertile fields.

Kanji

瘠get thin, lose weight, become sterile
地ground, earth

Similar words

痩やせ地ち
Common synonym for barren land; uses the Jōyō kanji 痩 and is more widely understood.
不ふ毛もう
Means 'barren' or 'sterile' and is more common in both literal and figurative contexts.

Etymology

Composed of 瘠 (seki, 'barren' or 'lean') and 地 (chi, 'land'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with poor soil.