farmer's tan; construction worker's tan
Colloquial term for a tan pattern where only the arms and face are deeply tanned, typical of outdoor manual laborers like construction workers (土方).
By the end of summer, everyone has a farmer's tan.
He has a deep construction worker's tan from working on site.
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana-kanji mixed spelling sometimes seen in casual writing.
Compound of 土方 (どかた, 'construction worker') and 焼け (やけ, 'burn/tan'), literally 'construction worker's tan'.