also: ほうにょう · ぶにょう · ふにょう
Describes land, soil, or creative output that is abundantly productive. Often used in literary or formal contexts.
This region is blessed with fertile land.
His imagination is truly productive.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading ほうじょう is the modern standard.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Composed of 豊 (abundant) and 饒 (rich, plentiful). The reading ほうじょう is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi; the other readings are obsolete variants.