also: やきはた · やきばたけ · やいばた
noun
slash-and-burn field; swidden; land cleared by burning
Refers to land made arable through slash-and-burn agriculture, a traditional farming method where vegetation is cut and burned to create fields. Often discussed in environmental and anthropological contexts.
焼き畑農業は熱帯地域で今も行われている。
Slash-and-burn agriculture is still practiced in tropical regions.
この山の斜面には
Traces of slash-and-burn fields can be seen on this mountain slope.
Alternate reading; 畑 can be read ばたけ in some contexts.
Abbreviated kanji spelling; less common but still used.
Obsolete kana usage; restricted to the 焼畑 spelling.
The full term for slash-and-burn agriculture; 焼き畑 alone refers specifically to the field itself.
Compound of 焼き (yaki, 'burning') + 畑 (hata, 'dry field'). The reading やきばた is a rendaku form.