Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 湿しっ 地ち が 広ひろ がる for wetland to spread across an area
A wide wetland spreads out along the lower reaches of that river.
湿しっ 地ち を 保ほ 護ご する to protect/conserve a wetland
The government created a law to protect the wetlands in this area.
湿しっ 地ち に 生せい 息そく する 〈 動どう 物ぶつ 〉 an animal that lives in a wetland
Rare birds live in this wetland.
Related words· 7 沼地 refers specifically to swampy or marshy ground with stagnant water, while 湿地 is the broader term for any wet terrain.
湿原 is a more technical, ecological term for a moor or peat bog, whereas 湿地 is the general everyday word for wetlands.
湿地 is the formal, technical term for wetlands, while 沢 is a more colloquial word that can also refer to a swampy area, especially in place names.
湿地 is the general term for wetlands (fresh or salt water), while 干潟 specifically means the intertidal flat exposed at low tide.
Show 3 more Show fewer 湿地 is the general term for any wetland, while 沼沢 specifically describes swampy, marshy ground with standing water.
湿地 is the neutral, geographic term for wetland, whereas 泥沼 highlights the muddy, treacherous nature of the ground.
湿地 is the formal, technical term for wetland used in geography or ecology, whereas 沼 is the everyday word for a swamp or marsh.
Opposites 乾燥地 describes dry, arid land, the opposite of 湿地 , which is waterlogged, saturated ground.
Etymology Compound of 湿 (しつ , 'moisture') and 地 (ち , 'land'). The reading しっち results from the assimilation of しつち .
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