切きり畑はた

noun

hillside farm; fallow ground

Refers to a farm on a hillside, often created by clearing and burning vegetation, or to land left fallow. The term is somewhat specialized and may be encountered in agricultural or historical contexts.

• この地ち域いきには昔むかしながらの切きり畑はたが点てん在ざいしている。

  Traditional hillside farms are scattered throughout this region.

• 切きり畑はたを休やすませて地ち力りょくを回かい復ふくさせる。

  They let the fallow ground rest to restore its fertility.