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腐植栄養湖 (fushokueiyouko) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腐ふ植しょく栄えい養よう湖こ

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しょ

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こ

Meanings

1

dystrophic lake

A lake with brownish, humic-rich water, low in nutrients, and often acidic; a technical term in limnology.

腐ふ植しょく栄えい養よう湖こは、周しゅう囲いの湿しっ地ちから流りゅう入にゅうする腐ふ植しょく

質しつ

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よっ

て

水みず

が

茶ちゃ

褐かっ

色しょく

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濁にご

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て

いる

。

A dystrophic lake has brownish water due to humic substances flowing in from surrounding wetlands.

Kanji

腐rot, decay, sour
植plant
栄flourish, prosperity, honor
養foster, bring up, rear
湖lake

Related words

富ふ栄えい養よう湖こ
A eutrophic lake, rich in nutrients and often with abundant algae, contrasting with the nutrient-poor dystrophic lake.
貧ひん栄えい養よう湖こ
An oligotrophic lake, low in nutrients but with clear water, unlike the humic-stained water of a dystrophic lake.

Built from

腐ふ植しょく+栄えい養よう+

Etymology

Compound of 腐植 (ふしょく, 'humus') + 栄養 (えいよう, 'nutrition') + 湖 (こ, 'lake'), describing a lake type characterized by humic substances.