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沃土 (よくど, yokudo) Japanese meaning: rich soil | Kotomora
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Related words 肥ひ 沃よく 肥沃 is a more common and general adjective/noun meaning 'fertility' or 'fertile', used in everyday contexts. 沃土 specifically refers to the soil or land itself.
肥こ えた 土と 地ち 肥えた土地 is a more colloquial expression for 'fertile land', while 沃土 is more literary and compact.
Etymology The kanji 沃 means 'fertile' or 'to irrigate', and 土 means 'soil'. The compound 沃土 directly conveys 'fertile soil'. The reading よくど is the on'yomi for both characters.
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沃よく 土ど を 求もと め て 人ひと 々びと は 新あたら しい 土と 地ち へ 移い 住じゅう し た 。
People migrated to new lands in search of fertile ground.
