also: りんぴ
noun
phosphate fertilizer
Abbreviation of 燐酸肥料 (りんさんひりょう). Used mainly in agricultural or technical contexts.
See also: 燐酸肥料
この畑にはリン肥を追加する必要がある。
This field needs additional phosphate fertilizer.
リン肥の過剰使用は環境問題を引き起こすことがある。
Excessive use of phosphate fertilizer can cause environmental problems.
Common mixed-katakana spelling; the katakana part avoids the rare kanji 燐.
Hiragana-kanji spelling; less common than リン肥 but still seen.
Uses the non-jōyō kanji 燐; mostly found in older or technical texts.
Abbreviation of 燐酸肥料 (りんさんひりょう, 'phosphate fertilizer'), combining 燐 (りん, 'phosphorus') and 肥 (ひ, 'fertilizer').