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腐植栄養湖 (ふしょくえいようこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腐ふ植しょく栄えい養よう湖こ

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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

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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

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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+

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.

栄えい養よう